After what was a relatively clear weekend following heavy snow last week, there's a bit more frozen precipitation expected in the next few days in the southeast.

Light snow is expected over the next two days, with another hit on Thursday. That comes after heavy snow blanketed the area last week, dropping around 10 centimeters worth.

However, that system is also expected to bring along strong winds, blowing up to 70 kilometers an hour.

Environment Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang explains how that could end up with harsh conditions for drivers.

"It's quite a strong system, in that there's a lot of energy in it, but there's not a lot of snow associated with it coming across the south, maybe a couple of centimeters at most over the next couple of days."

"However, we had that snow last week, and it hasn't risen above zero and we're not expecting it to rise above zero today," said Lang, "So that crust hasn't formed on the snow and that's what usually keeps the snow from blowing, so we do expect some blowing snow, especially as those winds come up this evening."

Along with that wind and light snow, the system baring down is expected to blast in cold air, which will drop the temperature below the seasonal average for the southeast.

"We will see some more seasonal averages today," said Lang, "But certainly getting into some colder air for the rest of the week and then trying to recover as we get towards the weekend."

Past that weekend, Lang says that a few systems are coming through that could bring snow, though temperatures will stay closer to the seasonal average.

She also recommends people check road conditions on the Highway Hotline before heading out tomorrow as the blowing snow could cause difficulties on roadways.

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