Snow forecast for Tuesday night; more expected Thursday into Friday
CTV
Snowfall in western parts of the Maritimes will begin Tuesday night, with another heavier round of snow expected Thursday into Friday.
A trough of low pressure will bring in a round of snow to western parts of the Maritimes Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
Some totals of 5 to 10 cm are possible in the western half of New Brunswick and the southwest of Nova Scotia. For the remainder of the Maritimes, including eastern New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and eastern Nova Scotia, as little as trace up to a centimetre or two are expected in much lighter snow or flurries.
However, the next system that follows has more potential for some heavier snow for parts of the region.
It’s another low-pressure system moving out of the northeastern United States. Once again, the track of the low is expected to take it south and then east of the Maritimes. Despite the centre of the system remaining to the region's south, it comes close enough and is large enough to wrap in snow.
There remains a degree of uncertainty as to where in the Maritimes the heaviest band of snow is going to be. The uncertainty is a result of variation in how close the low-pressure centre will get to the southwest of Nova Scotia as it passes.
If closer, the heavier snow will be pushed up towards southern New Brunswick, P.E.I., and eastern Nova Scotia. If further away, the heavier snow slips down into central Nova Scotia.
