Texas low will bring mix of rain and snow to Maritimes Thursday and Friday
CTV
A Texas low will bring a mix of precipitation into the Maritimes Thursday night into Friday morning.
A Texas low moving through Ontario into the St. Lawrence River Valley Thursday night into Friday will bring weather fronts, including one with milder air from the US eastern seaboard, across the Maritimes.
The milder air will cause a mix of precipitation for a large portion of the Maritimes.
Special weather statements are in effect for both New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island ahead of a mix of snow, ice pellets, freezing rain, and rain arriving Thursday night into Friday.
The statement for New Brunswick calls for snow amounts of 15 to 25 cm for northern areas of the province. Central and southern areas of New Brunswick will see accumulations of five to 10 cm of snow and ice pellets followed by some freezing rain and rain.
For Prince Edward Island, five to 10 cm of snow and ice pellets are expected, before a similar turn to freezing rain and rain.
Travel could become difficult in both provinces on Friday.
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