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The week of active weather continues in Maritimes with our second storm arriving late Wednesday, bringing a mixture of rain and snow to the region straight through to the end of the day Thursday.

This new system will move into Western Nova Scotia and Southwest New Brunswick Wednesday evening as mostly rain with a bit of snow. The precipitation with quickly spread eastward throughout the evening and subsequent falling temperatures will signal the beginning of the transition from rain to snow.

***Model Image showing the location and intensity of snow (Blue), Rain (Green), and Freezing rain (Pink) at 2AM AT Thursday***

After midnight, as the leading edge of the precipitation moves into Prince Edward Island, the snow will start to intensify in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The heavier snow will be somewhat scattered across New Brunswick, but it will be both more organized and heavier in Eastern Mainland Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island and into Kings County, PEI.

The heavier snow is expected to persist through Thursday morning before tapering off in the early afternoon for Nova Scotia. Light snow is expected to continue in New Brunswick and PEI through the afternoon and evening, which will add a few more centimetres to the snowfall totals.

Eastern Nova Scotia, with the heaviest snowfall of the event, can expect up to 20cm by the end of the day Thursday. This will also be the case in eastern Kings County, PEI, while the rest of the Island can expect up to 10cm. Most of New Brunswick will see less than 5cm, but the heavier snowfall overnight, mixed with the lingering light snow throughout Thursday will drive totals up to 10cm in the east and into the Acadian Peninsula.

There’s the possibility of some brief snow on Friday that would only bring a couple of centimetres to the region and a significant storm on Saturday looks like it may stay offshore, but if that changes, we will provide updates!