TORONTO – A low pressure system moving up from the United States will bring significant snowfall across much of Atlantic Canada Wednesday afternoon.
The nor’easter — a result of moisture being carried up the eastern coast of the United States and meeting the colder air over eastern Canada — will pass just south of Nova Scotia.
While the precipitation will start off as rain over the southern part of the province Wednesday morning, by the afternoon the western and northern parts of the province will see it change over to snow.
Environment Canada issued snowfall warnings for New Brunswick Thursday afternoon. Meanwhile, most of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland are under special weather statements.
“It’s going to be bringing pretty much a mixed bag of precipitation for all of the Atlantic region,” said Environment Canada meteorologist Tracey Talbot.
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That mixed bag includes ice pellets, rain and snow. It may even change back and forth. But along the Atlantic coastline, it will remain as rain.
“It will be a big mess,” Talbot said.
The snowfall is expected to be heavy — between 15 to 25 cm.
The good news — if there can be any — is that it will fall mainly overnight. But it does mean that weary morning residents will have to dig out before heading to work.
The system will then move into Newfoundland early Thursday morning.
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