Rapidly accumulating snow will make for hazardous travel in parts of Atlantic Canada through Tuesday, courtesy of a quick-moving system that is also bringing rain and maybe ice pellets, too.
The last week of March is giving Atlantic Canada a decent blast of winter weather, albeit a fast round, with notable accumulations for parts of the region through Tuesday.
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Bursts of heavy, wet snow, ice pellets and rain are accompanying the storm into the region. Expect the greatest impacts for the Maritimes to linger into Tuesday morning before easing as the effects then push into Newfoundland.
Stay up-to-date on the weather warnings in your area, and always check the road conditions before heading out.
A low-pressure system that formed off the coast of Maine scooted over the Bay of Fundy with a shot of snow and other wintry precipitation. The fast-moving system will lift northeast of the Maritimes by Tuesday morning, then setting its eyes on Newfoundland.
Folks around Halifax will see a brief period of wet snow or a wintry mix Monday night before temperatures rise and precipitation transitions to rain. Gusty winds up to 70 km/h will buffet coastal sections of Nova Scotia as the storm moves through the area.
New Brunswick will face mostly snow from this event, including Moncton. The only exception will be the potential for a wintry mix in far southern sections. Snowfall warnings and special weather statements cover the province. Brief snowfall rates of 2 to 4 cm an hour are possible over some areas.
"Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow," says Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) in the snowfall warning.
Prince Edward Island is on track to deal with snowfall in the west Monday overnight, with a risk of ice pellets and wintry mix on the eastern side of the island.
Snowfall totals on the order of 10-20 cm are expected throughout parts of southern New Brunswick and portions of northern Prince Edward Island. Lower totals are expected throughout Nova Scotia before the changeover to rain.
There’s some good news in the forecast if you’re sick of the snow—it won’t stick around very long. Temperatures following the storm will push well above freezing across New Brunswick, with double-digits possible into Nova Scotia.
This swift system will travel across the Gulf through early Tuesday morning to bring some foul weather to Newfoundland through the day.
Bursts of heavy snow will move across central and western Newfoundland, creating some slick travel conditions west of Gander along the Trans-Canada to Port aux Basques.
We’ll see snowfall totals of 10-15 cm throughout southwestern Newfoundland, with 5-15 cm across central and western sections.
The Avalon Peninsula will fall on the warmer side of this system, with 20 mm of rain in the forecast through the day.
Stay with The Weather Network for all the latest on conditions across Atlantic Canada.
