Environment Canada has issued a blowing snow advisory and a cold warning for the Niagara Region, and a cold warning for Hamilton.

In Niagara, the weather agency says there will be “significantly reduced visibility” because of snow from early Tuesday morning through the evening.

“Southwesterly winds gusting 50 to 70 km/h will result in blowing and drifting snow,” Environment Canada said. “The blowing and drifting snow will be most pronounced in open and wind exposed areas, including areas along the Lake Erie shore.”

The agency urges travellers to be careful as “travel will likely be hazardous due to near-zero visibility.”

The region, along with Hamilton, is also under a cold warning. Environment Canada says with the wind chill, Tuesday morning will feel like –25 to –30 with “brisk winds gusting up to 50 km/h.”

The agency warns that “frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin,” and encourages people to keep emergency supplies, such as extra blankets and jumper cables in their vehicles. People working outside should take regularly scheduled breaks to warm up, it said.

Tuesday’s warnings were given a yellow level — the second most serious of Environment Canada’s three colour-coded warnings after red and orange.