Sarnia

December 29, 2025 Morning News

Sarnia News Today

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The Disappearance of Lisa Maas

Joseph Spracklin, the anti-alcohol crusading Minister who got away with murder

The Unsolved Murder of Sonya Cywink

The 519 Podcast

Strong winds expected today.

What:
Strong southwesterly and northwesterly wind gusts of 80 to 90 km/h.

When:
Beginning this morning and easing this evening.

Additional information. 
Strong southwesterly winds are expected to develop this morning 
with the passage of a strong cold front. The winds will become northwesterly through the afternoon. The winds will ease this evening.

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Local utility outages are possible. Damage to roofs, fences, branches or soft shelters is possible. Some property damage is possible.

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: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/severeweather/weather-alerts/colour-coded-alerts.

Brief, intense snowfall and blowing snow expected late this morning into this afternoon.

What:
Near zero visibility in heavy snow and blowing snow.
Snowfall amounts up to 5 cm within one hour.

When:
Late this morning into early this afternoon.

Additional information: 
A sharp cold front is expected to track over the area. Along this cold front a sudden intense snowfall is expected. A quick 5 cm of snow is possible from this snow squall as well as a rapid temperature drop, leading to icy surfaces. Poor visibility in blowing snow is likely as strong northwesterly wind gusts are expected.

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Travel may be extremely hazardous. Road closures are possible.

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: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/severeweather/weather-alerts/colour-coded-alerts.

The day will start with partly cloudy with rain through the late morning hours, transitioning to partly cloudy with snow

You can expect partly cloudy in the morning, with snow in the afternoon

Environment Canada has ended its snow squall warning for Sarnia-Lambton.The weather agency forecasted the severe weather to start Friday night and end sometime on Saturday.Between 20 cm to 30 cm of snow was expected.

Robert Raymond. Photo courtesy of Sarnia-Lambton Crime Stoppers.

London Knights at Sarnia Sting, December 28, 2025. Photo by Metcalfe Photography. 

UPDATE: Snow squall warning ends for Sarnia-Lambton

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