Significant Weather Event Declared - December 28, 2025

The Municipality of Trent Lakes has declared a significant weather event.

What is a significant weather event?
A significant weather event is defined as an approaching or occurring weather hazard with the potential to pose a significant danger to the users of highways within a municipality. When hazardous weather is expected, Environment Canada will issue an alert under its Public Weather Alerting Program.

Environment Canada has issued the following weather alert:

ORANGE WARNING - FREEZING RAIN

5:24 AM EST Sunday 28 December 2025

Impact Level: High

Forecast Confidence: High

Significant freezing rain expected this afternoon through early Monday morning.

What:
Freezing rain leading to icy surfaces. Ice accretion or build-up of 15 to 20 mm on some surfaces.

When:
This afternoon into Monday morning.

Additional information:
Freezing rain is expected to begin late Sunday afternoon and continue overnight. The freezing rain may briefly change over to rain Monday morning as temperatures are expected to climb to just above the freezing mark. Roads and walkways will likely become icy and slippery. Travel will likely be hazardous and some routes will likely be impassable. Prolonged utility outages are likely. Non-essential travel should be avoided.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #ONStorm. For more information about the alerting program, please visit: Colour-coded Weather Alerts.

In effect for:

• Northern Peterborough County