Ottawa under special weather statement for snow

Environment Canada has issued special weather statements for a large portion of Ontario. 

The weather agency is forecasting snow starting early Saturday in Ottawa, which will transition over to rain by Saturday evening. 

Snowfall accumulations of 5 to 10 cm are possible, while areas closer to the Ottawa River Valley and Algonquin Park could see up to 15 cm.

There is still some uncertainty as to the exact track of this system and you're advised to monitor future forecasts. 

The special weather statement is in effect for:

Ottawa 
Richmond
Metcalfe
Smiths Falls
Perth
Plevna
Sharbot Lake
Lanark County
Kemptville
Brockville
Prescott
Gananoque  
Mallorytown
Merrickville-Wolford
Westport
Charleston Lake
Barry's Bay
Killaloe
Petawawa
Pembroke
Cobden
Renfrew
Arnprior
Calabogie

Again, weather alerts are in place across many regions of the province, so anyone with travel plans is advised to monitor local forecasts. 

Head more south, a special weather statement is in effect for an area including Kingston, Odessa, the Frontenac Islands, Napanee and Picton, where it's expected to be wet and windy. 

Freezing rain is forecast during the morning Saturday, with wind gusts up to 90 km/h possible for the afternoon. 

Freezing rain and strong winds are also forecast for an area including Barrie, Orillia, Gravenhurst and Huntsville on Saturday, while anyone heading more north could be met with a big dump of snow. 

Areas including Sudbury, North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie and Timmins could see as much as 20 cm of snow by Sunday morning. 

A special weather statement has also been issued in Toronto and the GTA with freezing rain, strong winds and potential snow forecast.