Mild temperatures accompany more rain, wind
Wind direction is often important when it comes to weather.
A prime example of that has been this week – while some have been treated to unseasonably mild temperatures, others have been stuck closer to freezing, all due to the wind.
The good news? A warmup is in store for everyone with temperatures reaching the low-to-mid teens, but there’s a catch. It comes with unsettled weather thanks to a Texas low tracking well to our west into the Great Lakes region. Ahead of it there is a chance of showers over western Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, with sunshine in the mix elsewhere. A southerly circulation developing from high-pressure will help bump up our temperatures.
The warm front from the Texas low will move through the region on Friday spreading rain west to east across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and P.E.I., and into Newfoundland and Labrador late Friday through Saturday.
It is possible the rain could fall heavy at times with a risk of a thundershower. The trailing cold front slides through the Maritimes on Saturday, Sunday for Newfoundland and Labrador, with rain becoming much more scattered in its wake.
Rainfall amounts of 20 to 40 mm are forecast along the Atlantic Coast of Nova Scotia, Cape Breton – excluding the Highlands, southern New Brunswick, and the southwest coast of Newfoundland. Localized amounts of 40 to 60 mm are possible, and amounts could exceed 100 mm on the southwest coast of Newfoundland.
Elsewhere in those provinces along with P.E.I., amounts will be in the range of five to 15 mm with localized pockets of 15 to 30 mm. Increasing southerly winds will also accompany this weather – peaking late Friday and Saturday for the Maritimes and Saturday to Sunday for Newfoundland and Labrador. Peak gusts will range 50 to 70 km/h, but gusts could approach or exceed 80 km/h along exposed coastlines and where terrain enhancement occurs.
The mild temperatures hang around this weekend into next week, but it still looks unsettled at times.
Just remember – April showers bring May flowers.