Morning Briefing: Rain, snow and your scary Halloween forecast
Monday, October 27, 2014, 7:40 AM - Good morning, Canada. Wondering what you missed overnight or what you can expect going forward?
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Here's is your morning briefing for October 27, 2014.
1. Ana brings powerful winds and heavy rainfall
Southern and Central British Columbia will have to brace themselves as the remnants of Hurricane Ana move into the area. Heavy rain is forecast to hit the Vancouver Island later today into the overnight hours while the southern coast should start seeing some showers on Tuesday.
The current forecast is predicting rainfall totals of up to 120 mm for Central Vancouver Island. South and north of that should see somewhere between 20 and 50 mm of rainfall, While Vancouver City and Victoria should expect up to 60 and 30 mm respectively.
This system is also bringing strong winds with the most powerful gusts affecting the area between Tofino and Haida Gwaii. Gusts of up to 120 km/h are possible there.
2. Stormy weather in Ontario
It could get a little wet in the province today. A system is affecting Northwest Ontario and Manitoba where we could be looking at some showers later today. The possibility of thunderstorms for places like Sault Ste Marie and Sudbury is not out of the question.
In southern Ontario, it's going to be mostly high and dry today with clouds moving in later today. There's a change of thunderstorms late Monday night and into Tuesday.
On the bright side, Tuesday is looking to be the warmest day of the seven day forecast, so enjoy it while you can.
Later this week, some parts of the province could be seeing some mixed precipitation. The exact locations and amounts will only be know as we go forward so make sure to check The Weather Network for more.
3. Snow in the Prairies
The cold morning temperatures in the Prairies left many cities covered in a light dusting of snow. In Saskatchewan, flurries will start turning into mixed precipitation as the day warms up while cities like Edmonton and Lethbridge could continue to see flurries for a while longer.
4. The rain continues in Atlantic Canada
The Maritimes finally begin to clear up today as a system moves out of the region. There's still a chance of isolated showers but for the most part today is looking a lot better.
The same sadly can't be said for Newfoundland. Cities like St. John's can expect rain for most of today and tomorrow.
5. Should you expect scary weather on Halloween?
You might want to add some extra padding to that costume because it's looking a bit chill for most of the country.
Cities like Winnipeg, Regina and Edmonton will reach temperature lows of 0 degrees or slightly above. Vancouver is looking a little warmer barely reaching double digits at 10º but lets hope that an umbrella fits perfectly with your costume because there might be some rain.
And keep an eye out for the possibility of snow and mixed precipitation on your Halloween night. Terrifying!
