It’s going to get very windy and very wet in Halifax to start off this week.
Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for the Halifax Regional Municipality and Lunenburg, Queens, Richmond, Shelburne and Yarmouth counties ahead of a system arriving in the region this evening.
The agency is predicting that wind gusts reaching 100 kilometres per hour will develop this evening along the province’s south shore.
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The system will move up the coast toward Halifax and the eastern shore in the early morning hours of Tuesday before reaching the Atlantic coast of Cape Breton.
The wind will begin to diminish throughout Tuesday, but Environment Canada is predicting that damage to building elements, such as roof shingles and windows, could occur.
Road conditions could also be an issue as significant rainfall is predicted through Monday afternoon and into Tuesday.
Between 20 and 45 millimetres of rain is forecast to fall throughout the province.
The Halifax Regional Municipality has asked residents to clear any debris from the catch basin near their property.
If you’re unsure of where the nearest catch basin is, the municipality is directing residents to a map of the more than 24,000 catch basins in the HRM.
The map can be found on Halifax Water’s website.
By Wednesday, it looks like the rain could change to ice pellets or snow so motorists are advised to be careful on their commute.
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