Lingering storm impacts spread into Newfoundland, schools close in St. John's
Newfoundland is the target for more tricky travel through Tuesday, as rain and snow spread across the region
With the Maritimes still digging out from the potent, and record-setting four day snowstorm, there is one last push of winter weather for Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula Tuesday.
Heavy snow in the region forced the closure of schools in the St. John's area first thing Tuesday, with the city remaining under a snowfall warning through the morning hours. Road conditions will likely deteriorate as the wet snow accumulates for the evening commute home.
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"Rapidly accumulating snow could make travel difficult in some areas," says Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) in the snowfall warning. "There could be significant impacts on rush hour traffic in urban areas."
Tuesday: Tricky travel as rain changes to snow
Rain developed once again through the overnight hours on Monday, continuing across the Avalon into Tuesday morning. Colder temperatures will move east, however, pushing the Avalon below freezing as the day wears on. This will help with the transition from rain to snow, making for a messy afternoon commute home across the region.
Precipitation will be heavy, so the amount of snow can vary greatly. Between 5-15 cm is expected in St. John's and surrounding areas, with lesser amounts west through Gander.
On top of the snow, wind gusts will be strong, reaching 70-80 km/h through the afternoon and evening.
This can reduce visibility as the snow is falling, so drivers are urged to plan ahead, and to adjust to the changing conditions.
Days of clean-up ahead for the Maritimes
Many across Nova Scotia started to dig out on Monday after a weekend that brought historic snowfall to parts of the province.
Sydney, N.S., had both its largest two- and three-day snowfall events on record, with 95 cm reported as of Monday afternoon local time. The data goes back to the late 1800s.
As of Monday afternoon, a whopping 84 cm of snow had been recorded at the Halifax airport. A total of 96 cm was reported on the ground, with some existing snow there ahead of this storm. This is the most amount of snow on the ground ever recorded for the region, dating back to 1960 when record keeping began.
Fortunately, beyond this last blast of snow on Tuesday, the region will see rather quiet weather mid and late week, with temperatures sitting near seasonal or a few degrees above. Many areas will see a slow melt with some sunshine, and temperatures rising a couple degrees above freezing later in the week.
Conditions will become a bit more unsettled early next week, then trending colder late week or weekend.
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