Current Conditions - Fredericton, NB

Latest Weather News - New Brunswick

• Freezing rain, heavy rainfall headed to Atlantic Canada over next few days

  Most of southern New Brunswick and Carleton County is forecast to receive up to 60 millimetres of rain, starting Monday and into Tuesday.

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  Mar 17
• Cuts to U.S. weather agency will be felt in Canada — especially in hurricane season

  A meteorologist who made a life-saving call to Newfoundland says cuts to weather services in the United States could have impacts in hurricane-prone Atlantic Canada.

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  Mar 12
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• Flooding in US southeast leaves at least 8 dead; snow, ice and wind cause winter misery elsewhere

  Several people have been killed as flooding, snow, ice and 'bone-chilling cold' is pounding much of the United States with severe weather this weekend.

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  Feb 16
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• Ski hills get major lift from heavy snowfall after storm sweeps Eastern Canada

  The monster snowfall that blanketed much of Eastern Canada this week, halting traffic and prompting snow days for many, is giving ski hills a lift.

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  Feb 14
• Winter storm brings school closures, cancellations to Maritime provinces

  All schools were closed this morning in New Brunswick, and schools across Nova Scotia were either closed or scheduling early dismissals as the storm advanced from the west.

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  Feb 13
• Snowfall warnings issued for parts of N.B., storm bringing mixed bag to N.S.

  Snow will begin Thursday morning and transition to ice pellets or freezing rain in both provinces as a storm heads east from Ontario and Quebec.

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  Feb 11
• Canada, it’s cold outside: Here are the provinces facing warnings

  Many parts of the country are currently experiencing a series of extreme cold weather alerts, with Environment Canada issuing warnings across several provinces.

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  Jan 20
• Polar vortex will ‘overwhelm,’ plunge Eastern Canada into deep cold

  A rush of Arctic air will overwhelm the weather pattern across North America starting this weekend, plunging Eastern Canada into some deep cold.

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  Jan 17
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• Winter storm leaves thousands without power in Newfoundland and Labrador

  More than 9,000 Newfoundland Power customers were in the dark on Sunday as the province faces a winter storm with snow, rain and strong winds.

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  Jan 5
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• Snow forecast through Christmas Eve for parts of the Maritimes

  Parts of the Maritimes that were hit by a weekend snowstorm are in for more of the white stuff this Christmas Eve.

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  Dec 24, 2024
• Snow squalls can create ‘treacherous conditions’ in Canada. Here’s what causes it

  Canadians prepare for a long winter ahead as snow squalls take over some regions in Southern Ontario, blanketing communities with snowfall and treacherous conditions.

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  Dec 6, 2024
• Snowfall warnings issued as N.B. gears up for first blast of wintry weather

  Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings covering nearly all of New Brunswick. Parts of Nova Scotia are also in line for wintry weather.

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  Nov 28, 2024
• ‘Tornadoes over water’ seen across Eastern Canada this summer

  Marc-André Bourgeois-Gaudet was in his boat off the shores of Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que., last Friday when he saw several funnel clouds descending from the sky like tornadoes.

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  Aug 29, 2024
• Hurricane Ernesto: Nova Scotia and eastern Newfoundland told to watch for big waves

  Ernesto — now a Category 2 storm near Bermuda — is expected to track well south and east of Nova Scotia on Monday.

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  Aug 16, 2024
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• Forecast for Ernesto says hurricane will track ‘well south’ of Nova Scotia

  Hurricane Ernesto is expected to track "well south" of Nova Scotia by the time the storm approaches the Atlantic region on Monday, the Canadian Hurricane Centre says.

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  Aug 15, 2024
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• Ernesto’s ‘uncertainty’ and why people in Atlantic Canada should be watching

  Ernesto has strengthened to a category 1 hurricane. There's uncertainty over its exact track, but it will move closer to Canadian waters early next week.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2024
• Canada braces for wildfires, more named storms than usual this fall

  Environment Canada meteorologists said Canada will also see an above-normal hurricane season, with 17-24 named storms expected to form over the Atlantic Ocean basin this year.

  Canada

  Aug 12, 2024
• Montreal drenched in record-breaking rain as tropical storm Debby’s remnants hit Canada

  Environment Canada figures show Montreal received 157 millimetres of rain on Friday, which broke the previous all-time daily record for rainfall set back in November 1996.

  Canada

  Aug 10, 2024
• Debby in Canada: Heavy rain hits Quebec, Ontario as remnants of tropical storm move in

  Environment Canada issued a swath of warnings for the two provinces with upwards of 100 millimetres of rain expected in some areas.

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  Aug 9, 2024
• Tropical storm: As Debby heads north, Quebec and Ontario could get pounded with heavy rain

  While Debby downpours were initially expected to hit Atlantic Canada, but it appears the storm's trajectory has changed and Quebec and Ontario are in its path.

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  Aug 7, 2024
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• Tropical storm: ‘Lot of uncertainty’ as Debby heads for Atlantic Canada

  All eyes are on Debby in the Maritimes as the tropical storm moves into the region with potential impacts by this weekend.

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  Aug 6, 2024
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• Repeated extreme weather events linked to rise in mental health problems, trauma

  Psychologists say there is a worrying growth in mental health issues linked to the increasing incidents of flooding and other climate disasters occurring across the country.

  Environment

  Jul 16, 2024
• Heavy downpours expected as parts of N.B. could get 100 millimetres of rain

  Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for central and southern New Brunswick as remnants of Hurricane Beryl are expected to pass through the area.

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  Jul 10, 2024
• June heat wave was likely fuelled by climate change. By how much?

  Federal officials are scheduled to unveil the results of a rapid analysis into last month's heat wave that enveloped parts of Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada.

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  Jul 9, 2024