As of March 23, 2026, Environment Canada has ended all weather alerts for Sault Ste. Marie and St. Joseph Island, Ontario. The lifting of the special weather statement comes as a recent storm system moved out of the region, allowing travel conditions to improve for local residents and drivers.
The most recent alert warned of 10 centimetres of snow, which followed a much larger storm on March 15 and March 16, 2026, that dropped up to 55 centimetres. Meteorologists noted that the earlier major storm accounted for roughly 10 per cent of all the snow the city has received this entire winter season, which has now passed a total of 500 centimetres.
During the peak of the snow earlier this month, the City of Sault Ste. Marie issued a notice for a significant weather event that stopped city bus services and closed local community centres. This was the most significant two-day snowfall the city has seen since December 2022, and it caused temporary delays to services like garbage and recycling collection.
Weather observers at the Sault Ste. Marie Airport report that visibility has now increased to 13 kilometres with only light snow remaining. The forecast for the week ahead shows clearing skies and temperatures reaching a high of 3°C, which is near the usual average for this time of year.
