More rain, snow and wind on tap with mid-week system
What a weekend of weather extremes.
Thirty to 60-plus cm of snow was recorded in parts of central and western Newfoundland, with over 150 mm of rain and freezing rain on parts of the Avalon Peninsula, including 18 hours of freezing rain in St. John’s.
Nearly 30 hours of freezing rain was recorded over parts of Nova Scotia, while areas of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island were buried in 30 to 50 cm of snow.
We’re now bracing for more active weather, moving into the Maritimes Tuesday, and into Newfoundland and southeast Labrador Tuesday night into Wednesday.
This will be mostly a rain event in Nova Scotia. There may be some wet snow on the leading edges, and parts of northern Cape Breton may stay cold enough and receive 20 to 30-plus cm of snow.
30 to 50-plus mm of rain is forecast for most of the Atlantic Coast of Nova Scotia with 10 to 30 mm elsewhere.
A mix of rain and snow is expected for Prince Edward Island. Local amounts of five to 15 cm are possible, mainly up west, and 10 to 30-plus mm for central and eastern Prince Edward Island.
A change from snow to rain is expected for Newfoundland, but it may be brief or a mix over parts of western Newfoundland before going back to snow. Five to 15 cm is possible across the island and southeast Labrador with locally higher amounts. 10 to 30 mm of rain is forecast for eastern Newfoundland.
Peak wind gusts of 70 to 100-plus km/h are likely over much of the eastern Maritimes and coastal Newfoundland, with gusts up to 150 km/h in areas prone to terrain enhancement in northern Cape Breton and western Newfoundland.