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Hmmm...what is that white stuff on the hood of that car? Is it dust? Dirt? Dandruff? Nope. It's snow. Lisa tweeted me this pic of her car this morning in Pontypool. It was -1 in Pontypool this morning with light precipitation. The result? Snow. Even though it is still too early to "stick," I always get a few concerned emails from folks who are shocked to see snow this early. As much as it pains me to say it...this isn't early. Snow in October is common for our region and all it takes is a cool, dry northwesterly flow of wind to draw in some moisture from Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. These lake effect snow bands usually stay southwest of Peterborough (as was the case today...although we did see a few flakes) but Pontypool is right in their path when the wind is out of the northwest. Barrie saw over 5cm of accumulation this morning and snow fell as far south as Oshawa. Thanks for sending in this great image Lisa. I plan on saving it so that I can look at in January. While the picture strikes fear in the hearts of Canadians now...this same image will produce a few laughs after a mid-January snowstorm. Love it or hate it...winter is coming.