Environment Canada has issued yellow warnings for wintry conditions across most of the Maritimes on Monday. The yellow warnings, which are the lowest on Environment Canada’s scale, indicate the potential for moderate damage, disruption, or health impacts due to the weather.
Nova Scotia is under a freezing rain warning in all areas, with regions along the Atlantic coast also under a rainfall warning. Freezing rain is expected to start in western parts of Nova Scotia on Monday morning and move to the eastern mainland by Monday evening.
Stanfield International Airport in Halifax experienced delays on Monday due to freezing rain, leading to temporary suspension of aircraft operations until weather conditions improve. Flight delays and cancellations were reported, with the airport advising travelers to check with their airlines for updated flight information.
Rainfall amounts are predicted to range from four to eight millimeters on the mainland, about two millimeters in Cape Breton, and up to 10 millimeters in the Highlands. The freezing rain is forecasted to transition to rain as temperatures increase.
Areas under rainfall warnings along the Atlantic coast are expected to receive between 25 to 40 millimeters of rain from Monday afternoon into Tuesday morning, potentially causing snowmelt and localized flooding.
In Northern parts of Inverness County, including Mabou, N.S., an orange warning for Les Suetes wind has been issued in addition to the yellow freezing rain warning. The area could experience wind gusts of up to 140 km/h starting overnight Monday into Tuesday morning.
In New Brunswick, various warnings for freezing rain, rainfall, and snowfall cover much of the province for Monday. Snow is anticipated to mix with ice pellets in the afternoon, changing to freezing rain and rain later in the day. Northwest New Brunswick may see mostly snow, with a possibility of freezing rain and ice pellets. Madawaska and Restigouche counties could receive 15 to 25 centimeters of snow from morning until evening on Monday.
Prince Edward Island is also under a freezing rain yellow warning, with two to four millimeters of freezing rain forecasted to begin Monday evening before changing to rain near midnight.