Offshore low to deliver heavy snow
Mixed weather events and fluctuating temperatures have been the main story this winter.
For those looking for snow, there is some in the forecast.
A low-pressure system will advance from Cape Cod and pass south of Nova Scotia today, then to the east of Newfoundland late Saturday.
Snow will spread across mainland Nova Scotia, southern New Brunswick and Prince
Edward Island Friday morning, reaching Cape Breton in the afternoon and eastern Newfoundland later this evening.
The track of this system allows it to be mostly a snow event, but the snow could mix with rain at times along the Atlantic Coast of Nova Scotia, mainly parts of the South Shore.
The highest snowfall amounts are forecast for southwestern Nova Scotia and eastern Newfoundland with 15 to 20-plus cm forecast. Although, in Nova Scotia coastal communities from Cape Sable Island to Lockeport, N.S., amounts will likely be closer to 10 to 15 cm due to mixing with rain.
The remainder of Nova Sco
tia should anticipate 10 to 15 cm with pockets up to 20 cm and five to 10 cm for Prince Edward Island and southern New Brunswick.
It’s important to remember that these amounts are track dependent and based on guidance as of late Thursday, and a change in the track would alter these amounts.
Northeast to northerly wind gusts of 40 to 70-plus km/h will also reduce visibility.
The snow eases to lingering flurries in the Maritimes Saturday morning and Sunday in Newfoundland.
And if you’re a fan of the snow, enjoy it because it’s not likely to stick around.
Two weather systems – one Monday and Tuesday and one Thursday are both set to be snow-to-rain events for much of the region.