Heavy snow, poor travel conditions and power outages are expected in the Barrie area starting Friday evening and continuing at least through the weekend, Environment Canada says. Weather warnings have also been issued for other parts of central Ontario.

Lake effect snow squalls are expected to impact parts of Ontario throughout the weekend with peak snowfall rates of 2 to 4 in per hour, according to Environment Canada.

Environment Canada is warning of snow squalls in parts of Ontario north of the Greater Toronto Area this weekend, with more than 75 centimetres of snow accumulation possible in some

Difficult driving conditions continue into this weekend across portions of Ontario as powerful snow squalls continue whipping off all five of the Great Lakes. These potent bands of lake-effect snow will continue through Sunday,

Flurries are expected to begin on Friday evening, with snow accumulating over the weekend and possibly into next week. Collingwood and Hillsdale could also be affected.