NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO -- Environment Canada warns of a period of very cold wind chills Tuesday morning.
The government weather agency states wind chill values near -40 are expected Tuesday morning.
Temperatures will moderate slightly during the day.
Extreme cold is expected to continue Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
Sandy Lake - Pikangikum and Pickle Lake - Wunnummin Lake areas can expect wind chill values near -45C with minimum temperatures near -30C.
Extreme Cold Warning in effect for:
- Savant Lake - Sturgeon Lake
- Sioux Lookout - Eastern Lac Seul
- Kenora - Grassy Narrows - Whitedog
- Sioux Narrows - Nestor Falls - Morson
- Fort Frances - Emo - Rainy River
- Seine River Village - Mine Centre
- Dryden - Vermilion Bay
- Ignace - English River
- Atikokan - Shebandowan - Quetico Park
- Upsala - Raith
- Pikangikum - Poplar Hill - MacDowell
- Sandy Lake - Weagamow Lake - Deer Lake
- Pickle Lake - Cat Lake
- Summer Beaver - Wunnummin Lake - Kingfisher Lake
