Waterloo Region weather: 5 cm of snow coming

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Waterloo Region and Wellington County, as five cm of snow and gusty winds are expected.

Here's yourEnvironment Canada weather outlook for the rest of the day.

Afternoon: Mainly cloudy with snowfall through the afternoon. Winds gusting from 30 to 50 kilometres an hour withlocal blowing snow. A high of -2 C is forecast, but with the windchill it feels more like - 12.

Evening and overnight: The snow is predicted to fall until after midnight with gusty winds ranging from 40 to 60 kilometres per hour. The overnight low is predicted to be -7 C.