Schools across the Maritimes closed due to latest round of winter weather
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An incoming mix of winter weather has resulted in an extra long holiday weekend for many Maritime students.
An incoming mix of winter weather has resulted in an extra long holiday weekend for many Maritime students.
Schools across the region are closed Friday in anticipation of snow, freezing rain, ice pellets and rain.
All schools are closed in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. The majority of closures in Nova Scotia are in the Chignecto-Central and Strait Regional Centre for Education school boards.
In New Brunswick, snowfall and freezing rain warnings remain in place.
Northern areas of the province will see snow, while snow and ice pellets are expected in central and southern areas.
The snow will then taper off to flurries by Friday evening. The highest accumulations – up to 30 cm -- are expected over central regions of the province.
Meanwhile, a snowfall warning remains in effect across P.E.I. calling for 15 to 25 cm.
