Special weather statements issued ahead of freezing rain risk for the Maritimes Friday
CTV
The Maritime region is set to experience a weather whiplash when unseasonably warm temperatures drop to below zero at the end of the week.
The Maritime region is set to experience a weather whiplash when unseasonably warm temperatures drop to below zero at the end of the week.
A south and southwest wind will continue to move milder air up the eastern seaboard into the Maritimes Wednesday night into Thursday.
Temperatures will rise through the night with highs on Thursday expected to range from six to 12 degrees across the Maritimes. In some cases, those temperatures will be warm enough to challenge standing high-temperature records for a Feb. 16.
As an example, the standing high-temperature record for the Halifax area is 10.8 C set in 2016, with the forecast high near 11 C for Thursday. Temperatures for most of the Maritimes will fall back to or below freezing Thursday night, which will contribute to a messy Friday forecast.
On Friday, a low-pressure system is expected to come out of the northeastern United States and cross the Maritimes. There is a risk of an extended period of freezing rain and ice pellets for southern New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. The risk of freezing rain is highest in southern New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island during the day on Friday.
Friday evening and night should see both those areas turn to snow as the temperature falls. For Nova Scotia, the risk of freezing rain/ice pellets may be highest Friday evening and night as temperatures during the day will initially be above freezing.
