Daytime Brief: What's ahead for Christmas Day
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Thursday, December 25, 2014, 11:36 AM - Precious little chance of a White Christmas in eastern Canada this year, but still no shortage of active weather.
Eastern Canada is in for intensifying winds and lingering rain, while the west will see dwindling temperatures and a scattering of snow.
Here's a coast-to-coast breakdown of what's ahead for Christmas Day.
Winds picking up in Ontario after midnight in the greater #Toronto area, Niagara region & eastern Ontario. Gusts could reach 110 km/hr.
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Atlantic Canada
More rain in store for Christmas Day, along with strong winds.
- Maritimes: Rain continuing most areas Christmas Day, tapering off Boxing Day morning. Coincides with strong winds from the southwest. Most of the rain will fall in southeastern New Brunswick and western Nova Scotia.
- Newfoundland: The freezing rain from the overnight has switched over to rain. That rain moves into the Avalon Christmas Day overnight into Boxing Day. Gusts of up to 100 km/h possible in the southwest, where the heaviest precipitation is expected to fall.
Ontario and Quebec
- Northern Ontario: After a snowy Christmas Eve for areas north of Sudbury, strong winds will make for blowing snow Christmas Day. Snow and rain tapers off through Boxing Day.
- Southern Ontario: It remains fairly wind in the Greater Toronto Area vicinity with 80-90 km/h gusts near the lakes, and up to 110 km/h in Niagara. Breezy conditions continue Christmas Day, with the risk of a rain-snow mix through Bruce-Grey and Cottage Country. Not much risk in terms of mixed precipitation. The next system affecting the region won't come till Saturday with more rain moving into the area.
- Quebec: Rain continues Christmas morning, with some periods of freezing rain for more easterly areas. Gusts could reach 90 km/h throughout Christmas Day.
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Western Canada
- Prairies: Clipper brings light flurries through Christmas Day morning in central Manitoba and Saskatchewan, highest accumulation 5 cm, with trace amounts in Winnipeg. A weak clipper could also bring a few centimetres of snow to Edmonton. Colder temperatures move into Alberta Christmas Day, moving east to Saskatchewan and Manitoba for Boxing Day. Windchills could make it feel close to -20.
- British Columbia: Dry conditions along the south coast Thursday for Christmas, with cooler temperatures. Next chance of rain Friday evening into Saturday.
PATTERN CHANGE: Dr. Doug Gillham says the start of 2015 is looking very winter-like, in terms of temperatures.