Winter Storm to Impact Atlantic Canada With Up to 20cm of Snow Beginning Sunday Night
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After a rather rainy start to the season in Atlantic Canada, a significant change is on the horizon with widespread snowfall anticipated overnight tonight.
Southern New Brunswick and much of Central Nova Scotia are expected to experience snowfall in the 15-20cm range from Sunday night through Tuesday.
While localized patches could see amounts exceeding 20cm, the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia will likely have limited snowfall due to above-freezing temperatures, resulting in some or all of the precipitation falling as rain.
The low-pressure system driving this weather shift has already begun its movement into the region, bringing light rain and snow to Southern Nova Scotia. As it progresses closer, the snow will extend north and eastward, covering the entire province and reaching into New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.
By early Monday afternoon, the snow will gradually taper off from west to east, and the storm is expected to exit the region by late evening. Some light flurries may linger overnight Monday into Tuesday afternoon, contributing an additional couple of centimetres of snow.
Since the low-pressure centre will track to the south of Nova Scotia, the expected snowfall totals begin to decrease in Northern New Brunswick.
