Weather advisory ended for Waterloo region and Guelph-Wellington
Snowfall amounts of 2 to 5 cm were expected to fall through the morning on Thursday morning
Environment Canada has ended a weather advisory for Ontario's Waterloo region, Guelph-Wellington and surrounding areas.
The weather agency had issued the weather advisory after several centimeters of snow fell on Thursday morning, leading to poor visibility on local roads.
"Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions," Environment Canada said in the advisory.
"If visibility is reduced while driving, slow down, watch for tail lights ahead and be prepared to stop... Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow."
Environment Canada said the morning snowfall is followed by a 40 per cent chance of flurries or rain showers for Thursday afternoon.
There's also a 40 per cent chance of flurries or rain tonight in Waterloo region and a 60 per cent change of flurries or rain Thursday night in Guelph-Wellington.
Some school bus delays
Some school buses were delayed on Thursday morning because of the snow.
Most of the delays were only by about 10 to 20 minutes, but a handful of school buses had longer delays going up to 90 minutes.
Students going to a variety of schools were affected, including Jacob Hespeler Secondary School, Sir Adam Beck Public School and Monsignor Doyle Catholic Secondary School.
Give yourself extra time on the road: local police
In a social media post on X, the Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) asked drivers to expect delays on the road.
"Try to give yourself some extra time for your travels this morning," the post said.
"Give yourself plenty of travel time, space between cars, and please clear off your windshields before driving."
Do YOU have ALL of your lights on? It's foggy, it's raining and it's also snowing. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OPP?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OPP</a> reminding all motorists to turn ON your their headlighting system. Be visible, be seen, and drive safe! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ONStorm?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ONStorm</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WROPP?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WROPP</a> ^es <a href="https://t.co/XAA3yuLzVp">pic.twitter.com/XAA3yuLzVp</a>
—@OPP_WRWest Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Sgt. Ed Sanchuk also posted a safety message on X, reminding drivers to stay visible with headlights on.
"It's foggy, it's raining and it's mixed with snow. We're just asking everyone to please ensure that you turn on your entire head lighting system, which means you need to turn that switch to the fully on position so that your rear lights are illuminated," he said.
"Please slow down, drive according to weather conditions, get to where you're going safely — but more importantly, get home safely to your family."