Morning Brief: Remembrance Day weather

Tuesday, November 11, 2014, 7:23 AM -

LEST WE FORGET: The Weather Network will broadcast from the National War Memorial in Ottawa today. Tune in for live coverage throughout the morning.

On Remembrance Day, many Canadians take the time to head down to the cenotaph for a ceremony honouring those who fought for the nation.

Many such ceremonies will be held outdoors, and across the country, there's a stark contrast in the kinds of temperatures you can expect on this occasion.

Here's a coast-to-coast roundup.

Atlantic Canada

After a mostly seasonal Monday, Remembrance Day is looking fair across the region, although slightly cooler in Prince Edward Island and parts of Newfoundland.

The only severe weather warning currently in place is a wind warning on Newfoundland's Northern Peninsula, with 100 km/h gusts expected later this morning into the afternoon.

WATCH: Nathan Coleman will be live from Halifax Tuesday morning. Here's a look at the city's weather today:

Light showers will push into the Maritimes again on Wednesday, primarily for northern New Brunswick and eastern Nova Scotia. Light snow or a rain/snow mix is also possible in northern New Brunswick.

Ontario and Quebec

Temperatures will be well above seasonal in southern Ontario and southern Quebec, but areas further north in those provinces don't look so rosy.

In Quebec north of the St. Lawrence, freezing rain warnings are widespread, with Environment Canada warning people to watch for ice build up on roads.

And in central and northern Ontario, it's looking like Remembrance Day will be messy, with areas east of Lake Superior toward Timmins in for some significant snowfall, as well as periods of rain and ice pellets.

"The greatest concern for hazardous precipitation would be around Sault Ste. Marie this morning, and into Sudbury through the afternoon, as a prolonged period of freezing rain is forecast," Weather Network meteorologist Brett Soderholm said early Tuesday. "Snow is expected to linger in Timmins, with snowfall totals up to 30 cm."

Lake effect snow is also likely for areas near the the Georgian Bay and Lake Huron shores.

And as the cold front passes through southern Ontario in the evening into the overnight, widespread showers are expected, although amounts should be light, in the 5 mm range.

Prairies

People bound for outdoor ceremonies across the Prairies are advised to bundle up. The Prairie provinces are by far the coldest in the country today.

Temperatures this morning in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan will be well below zero, with the wind chill making it feel like -20 and lower in many communities.

Those cold temperatures are expected to linger until the end of the week.

As for precipitation, lake effect snow showers are possible in the interlake region of Manitoba on Wednesday, with amounts ranging from 2-5 cm.

British Columbia

While not at all as cold as the Prairies, British Columbia is experiencing colder than normal weather this week also.

Arctic outflow in the region is also causing strong winds across the Georgia Strait, making ferry travel between Vancouver Island and the mainland rough.

Vancouver is actually expected to drop below freezing overnight, feeling like -5 with the windchill.

The skies should be largely clear, although the below-seasonal temperatures are expected to stay until the end of the week.

WHERE WE'LL BE: Nathan Coleman joins us live from the Grand Parade in Halifax, Kevin Yarde from the Warplane Heritage Heritage Museum in Hamilton and Mike Arsenault at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.