Road & Weather Watch: Windy start to the week, then flurries possible by Thursday

Here's what drivers in the Township of Chatsworth, and across Grey and Bruce counties, need to know for the week of Nov. 9.

Township roads

Sideroad 9A bridge closure. The township's closure notice said the replacement of Bridge 39 on Sideroad 9A, about 800 metres east of Grey Road 3, was expected to be finished by Oct. 30, but could take longer depending on the weather. As of early Monday, the township's website still showed no reopening notice, and its newest road-related notice is the original closure notice from July. Drivers should expect the closure to remain until the township says otherwise. Residents and businesses on the road can get in from the east or the west, and the signed detour uses Grey Road 3, Sideroad 8 and Concession 8.

Fall paving. The end dates in the township's 2026 road construction notice (Oct. 27 for Sideroad 60 and Concession 10, and Oct. 29 for Concession 2 and Concession 3A) have passed, and the township has posted no completion or extension notice. The township said those dates were approximate.

Questions about township roads go to the township office at 519-794-3232.

County roads and highways

Grey County posts its closures and construction on its Municipal 511 map at roads.grey.ca. Its road conditions page showed conditions on county roads in the Owen Sound and Chatsworth area as mostly bare and wet, with some sections bare and dry, good visibility and no drifting, as of an update at 1:20 a.m. Monday. County road questions go to 519-376-7337, and the county's road conditions hotline is 1-866-266-7569.

As of early Monday morning, 511 Ontario listed no incidents or road closures in Grey or Bruce counties, and no closures or construction on Highway 6 or Highway 10 in the township. Planned work on provincial highways in the area includes:

• Highway 21: daytime lane closures for construction near Amberley and between Allenford and Jackson, both listed to run until Nov. 27.
• Highway 26, Thornbury: daytime construction with alternating lanes at the east limits of Thornbury, listed until Dec. 2.
• Highway 26, Clearview and Springwater: moving maintenance lane closures, nightly from Sunday, Nov. 8 to Saturday, Nov. 14, and daytime Monday to Thursday.

Plowing

Neither the township nor Grey County has announced the start of winter maintenance. We'll report it here when they do.

The week's weather

Environment Canada's forecast for the Owen Sound area, issued at 5 a.m. Monday, Nov. 9, calls for a windy start, then a colder, unsettled stretch:

• Monday: Mainly cloudy, with a 60 per cent chance of showers early this morning. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 7. Tonight, a 30 per cent chance of showers or drizzle before morning, wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 after midnight. Low plus 4.
• Tuesday: Cloudy, with a 30 per cent chance of showers or drizzle early in the morning. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 11. Clear overnight, low plus 2.
• Wednesday: A mix of sun and cloud, with a 30 per cent chance of showers. High 9. Overnight, cloudy with a 40 per cent chance of rain showers or flurries, low minus 1.
• Thursday: Cloudy, with a 40 per cent chance of rain showers or flurries. High 6. Low minus 1.
• Friday: Cloudy, with a 40 per cent chance of rain showers or flurries. High plus 5. Low zero.
• Saturday: Cloudy, with a 60 per cent chance of rain showers or flurries. High 6. Low plus 2.
• Sunday: Cloudy, with a 40 per cent chance of showers. High 8.

Environment Canada's Owen Sound forecast page showed no weather alerts when we checked early Monday. Normal for this time of year is a high of 7 and a low of 1. Overnight lows dip below freezing Wednesday and Thursday, so watch for slick spots on bridges and untreated side roads, and for wet leaves. Sunset is at 5:04 p.m. Check weather.gc.ca and 511on.ca before a long drive.

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