Clearer conditions ahead for Mother's Day across Maritimes
Soggy weather with shots of snow will be clearing out for a mostly dry Mother's Day.
An unsettled start to the weekend — one that featured widespread rain and, yes, snow — will be followed by a mainly dry day across the Maritimes.
The unsettled weekend weather conditions are part of a persistent unsettled pattern that will linger in this into the start of the work week. We take a look at who will have to shovel once more this weekend, and when Atlantic Canada may finally see a stretch of sunny days again, below.
WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS:
Newfoundland faces another shot of snow into the predawn hours Sunday
Rain showers will give way to drier conditions across the Maritimes Sunday
Unsettled pattern persists into next week and beyond
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WATCH BELOW: PRECIPITATION TIMING
The low pressure system that delivered widespread rain throughout the Maritimes on Saturday continues to deliver snow for Newfoundland during the overnight hours. Meanwhile, come Sunday morning much of the Maritimes will be seeing the day's best chance for sunshine.
Temperatures will remain at the seasonal mark across much of the Maritime provinces, while Newfoundland and Labrador trend colder than seasonal by nearly 10 C.
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Chilly air in place ahead of this system means that parts of Newfoundland are set to see some decent accumulations (at least, by May standards), particularly the western regions where 5 to 10 cm are in the cards by Sunday morning.
While May snow certainly isn't unheard of for the region, the city of St. John's for example, typically only sees about 4 cm for the entire month.
STORMY TREND CONTINUES INTO NEXT WEEK
Sadly, a soggy, snowy Mother's Day won't give way to a better week ahead as another east coast storm targets the region for early next week. Strong winds, soaking rains, and even the chance for additional snowfall are expected to accompany this next potent system as it moves into the Maritimes Monday.
"It will be chilly and becoming wet across the Maritimes early-to-mid next week as a system off the U.S. east coast slowly tracks into the region," says Weather Network meteorologist Dr. Doug Gillham. "Expect a soaking rain for most, but some wet snow for northern New Brunswick and across the higher terrain of Cape Breton."
Sadly for sun-seekers, that's just the first of several systems in the long range forecast, with chilly temperatures expected to persist through to next weekend.
Be sure to check back as we continue to monitor this active storm track.