Snowy, slushy Thursday morning commute in store for Nova Scotia

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In classical Nova Scotia style, milder temperatures that accompanied the commencement of outpouring volition springiness mode to a blast of bedewed snowfall overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning.

Snowfall informing successful effect for Cape Breton and eastbound parts of the mainland

Ryan Snoddon · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 26, 2025 5:11 PM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago

A meterological representation  shows snowfall predictions for Nova Scotia.

A snowfall informing has been issued for eastbound parts of Nova Scotia, wherever 10 to 15 centimetres tin beryllium expected. (Ryan Snoddon/CBC)

Two steps forward, 1 measurement back. This is the mode outpouring rolls successful the Maritimes.

We'll surely beryllium taking a measurement backward successful Nova Scotia with a changeable of snowfall connected the mode for Wednesday nighttime and into Thursday morning.

The snowfall volition beryllium bedewed and slushy but will accumulate, particularly crossed eastbound areas of the mainland and Cape Breton, wherever a snowfall informing is successful effect.

A meterological representation  shows precipitation and somesthesia  forecasts crossed  Nova Scotia for 2 a.m. connected  Thursday, March 27.

Showers and flurries volition modulation to bedewed snowfall overnight, meaning drivers tin expect a slushy commute connected Thursday morning. (Ryan Snoddon/CBC)

Given that temperatures volition beryllium adjacent and adjacent somewhat supra zero passim the event, expect snowfall amounts to vary, depending connected some elevation and proximity to the coastline.

That said, eastbound areas tin expect 10 to 15 centimetres with pockets of up to 20 centimetres imaginable implicit inland and higher terrain areas.

Central areas including Halifax tin expect five to 10 centimetres, with amounts tapering disconnected to a hint successful the west.

A meterological representation  shows precipitation and somesthesia  forecasts crossed  Nova Scotia for 8 a.m. connected  Thursday, March 27.

Snowfall amounts volition alteration acknowledgment to temperatures that volition beryllium adjacent oregon somewhat supra zero. (Ryan Snoddon/CBC)

Showers and flurries volition statesman Wednesday evening and past modulation to bedewed snowfall overnight. The snowfall volition apt stay mixed with rainfall on parts of the Atlantic coastline. 

The snowfall volition proceed into Thursday morning, starring to a snowy and slushy commute for astir of the province. Anyone travelling should permission themselves other clip and space. 

The bully quality is that snow doesn't instrumentality astir for agelong astatine this clip of year.

Temperatures volition emergence into the mid-single digits connected Thursday afternoon, arsenic flurries premix to a fewer showers and breaks of sun.

We'll spot melting snowfall connected Friday with highs successful the mid-single digits and much sunshine. 

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