As much as 40 mm of rain, 10 cm of snow forecast for New Brunswick

New Brunswickers should be ready for a deluge of rain and snow to kick off the week.

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for parts of the province as a stretch of central and northeastern New Brunswick including Miramichi, Bathurst and the Acadian peninsula are under a rainfall warning.

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A mixture of snow and ice pellets is set to begin this evening before transitioning through freezing rain to rain overnight into Monday morning.

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Rain will likely persist into Monday before changing back to snow on Monday evening.

Parts of the province under a rainfall warning are expected to see 20 to 40 millimetres of rain with the possibility of five to 10 centimetres of snow for the northernmost portions New Brunswick.

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Central and Southern New Brunswick could see 15 to 30 mm of rain by late Monday afternoon.

Precipitation is expected to taper off by Tuesday.