The improved weather is expected to help the search for a missing plane in the area.
The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Trenton is reporting that search efforts continue for a Piper Comanche aircraft carrying two men reported overdue Thursday evening - hours after taking off from the southern community of Delhi, heading for Marathon - with nine aircraft from the Royal Canadian Air Force, Canadian Coast Guard, OPP, and Canada's National Civil Air Search and Rescue Association.
An Air Task Force was been established at the Sault Ste. Marie airport yesterday, while a CP140 Aurora Long Range Patrol aircraft with advanced sensors and cameras was added, to aid in the search efforts.
While the wintry weather has posed problems over the weekend and even yesterday, it notes the weather is currently favourable for air search.
That may not stay true for too long, as Environment Canada's issued a winter weather travel advisory for the region for this afternoon and overnight, warning five to ten centimetres of snow may arrive by the morning, with peak snowfall rates of one to three centimetres an hour, causing reduced visibility due to the heavy snow, which is expected to turn to rain by the morning.