Get ready to battle a Blizzard!

It’s been picking up steam just off the eastern seaboard for the last 36 hours!  It’s here.  A full blown Nor’Easter!

This storm will be much colder than the previous storm so it will be all snow!  Cold snow is drier, so that should limit the power outages but reduce visibility.

While snow and high winds will impact all 3 maritime provinces, this will clearly be a Nova Scotia storm!  Blizzard warnings are in place for all of Nova Scotia.

Nova Scotia:

Snowfall:  20-25 cm for the western half of mainland NS;  closer to 30 for the eastern half, including Cape Breton.

Winds:  from the NE – hence a Nor’easter.  Gusts will reach 70 or 80 km/h along the coast this evening; diminishing to 50 after midnight.

The strong winds will cause whiteout conditions even after the snow ends tomorrow morning.

Expect higher than normal water levels and rough surf along the Atlantic coast at high tide tonight!

New Brunswick:

Blowing Snow Advisories are in place along the Bay of Fundy over to the SE corner of the province.

NE winds G60 km/h will cause near 0 visibility until morning tomorrow.

Snowfall will be greatest along over the southern third of the province : 10-15 cm, with pockets of 20 + in SE NB!   5 to 10cm further north.

Prince Edward Island:

For now, you are under a Blowing Snow Advisory.  NE winds will gust between 60 and 70 km/h. Expect near 0 visibility for many hours!

Snowfall will be near 20 cm in the east, to 10-15 cm over the western half of the island.

Be safe if you have to be out in this one!

Chief Meteorologist

Cindy Day