Active AlertsMaccan, NS

Freezing rain is expected.

Locations: northern Nova Scotia.

Freezing rain duration: 3 to 6 hours.

Time span: Sunday afternoon until Sunday evening.

Remarks: Precipitation will begin as snow Sunday morning before changing to ice pellets and then to freezing rain in the afternoon. Freezing rain may continue into the evening before changing over to rain briefly Sunday night. Snow is expected to return early again Monday as temperatures drop, Monday will remain cold and windy.

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Roads and walkways will likely become icy and slippery. Local utility outages are possible.

Freezing rain warnings are issued when rain falling in sub-zero temperatures creates ice build-up and icy surfaces.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NSstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #NSStorm.

For more information about the alerting program, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/severeweather/weather-alerts/colour-coded-alerts.