A vehicle navigates snowy conditions on Richmond Street in London. (File photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn Media)A vehicle navigates snowy conditions on Richmond Street in London. (File photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn Media)
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London region could see 5 to 10 cm of snow by Tuesday

From rain boots to winter boots, the London region is in line to get a dumping of snow.

Environment Canada issued a snow squall warning for London and Middlesex County on Monday.

Rain, which has been falling across the area since Sunday morning, will switch over to snow as the temperature falls in the afternoon, the national weather agency said.

The region could see between 5 to 10 centimetres before snow tapers off early Tuesday morning.

Strong winds are also expected with gusts between 60 to 80 kilometres an hour. This will add to visibility issues on the roads as the winds will kick up the freshly fallen snow.

"The main concern will be hazardous travel conditions due to low visibility in blowing snow along with icy and slippery road conditions, rather than very large snowfall accumulations," Environment Canada said. "Visibility will be suddenly reduced to near zero at times in heavy snow and blowing snow."

A winter weather travel advisory was also issued for Oxford and Elgin counties, lasting from late Monday afternoon to early Tuesday morning.

Drivers are advised to slow down and leave extra time to get to their destination.

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