Environment Canada expects between 15 and 30 cm of snow accumulation for central and eastern New Brunswick. Photo: THE CANADIAN PRESS / Stephen MacGillivray
Snow, rain, hail and winds of up to 160 km / h. All this is scheduled to occur in the next few hours for the Atlantic region of Canada.
Environment Canada issued a series of warnings for the central and eastern regions of New Brunswick, where accumulations are expected from between 15 and 30 cm of snow. In this Canadian province the snow will then turn into hail and later into rain.
In the case of the western area of On Prince Edward Island, 20 cm of snow accumulations are expected, but for the rest of the island, it is estimated that about 20 mm of rain will fall.
Meanwhile, winds up 100 km / h, accompanied by heavy rain, will hit the Atlantic region of Nova Scotia.
There’s a flood riskAccording to the federal agency, it is expected for this area about 70 mm of rain.
It won’t be until Wednesday when this winter storm hits Newfoundland and Labrador. In the Great Northern Peninsula they will fall, according to the forecasts, up to 20 cm of snow.
In the area of Wreckhouse, west of the province, the concern is that they can be registered winds of up to 160 km / h and up to 110 km / h in coastal areas.
Environment Canada foresees the worst part of this meteorological cocktail will have passed by Thursday morning, When will they arrive milder temperatures -over 0 degrees C-, which will make the accumulated snow disappear progressively.
Meanwhile, the federal agency also issued special weather bulletins for much of Quebec. Explain that a system will become a great storm, bringing with it heavy snow falls on Tuesday. They are expected between 10 and 20 cm of snow accumulation in this Canadian province.
The storm will bring with it a meteorological cocktail, with snow, hail and rain. Photo: THE CANADIAN PRESS / Darren Calabrese
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What will February be like?
After the first part of January with rather “mild” temperatures, the the most typical cold of Canada was felt during the last days, especially in the west and center of the country, from British Columbia to Quebec. The sensations in recent days have been as low as -20 degrees C and below.
A pattern similar to that observed in January is expected for the month of February. Agree con The Weather Network, the intense cold will remain for a few days, but later they will arrive less extreme temperatures.
The warmer weather will not hold and by the second week of February arctic air will be installed in Ontario and Quebec, what it will bring coldest temperatures of the season.
The extreme cold will also be felt in the PrairiesWhile in British Columbia there will be rather dry and cool days.
Temperatures above normal for the season will continue to predominate in the Atlantic region of Canada, something that is expected to continue until the end of February.
RCI with information from Environment Canada and The Weather Network
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