Despite what some may think due to the timing, Milton will not be to blame for the blustery weekend weather on Canada’s East Coast.
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After Friday’s bout of rain and gusty winds, another low will track into the region this weekend, merging with the original low. The result will be more of the same: Rain and blustery wind gusts that will put a bit of a damper for the Thanksgiving weekend.
In addition to the rain and winds, temperatures in Labrador will be low enough to bring about a chance for widespread snow for parts of the weekend and early next week. As Canadians know far too well, October snows are not out of the question.
Atlantic Canada is certainly no stranger to strong winds and fall storms, but this weekend will likely bring the first widespread wind event of the season to much of the region.
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Due to the reinforcement of a broad upper-level low, winds will continue to increase throughout the day Saturday, especially across the Northumberland Strait and Newfoundland’s southern coast. With these increasing winds, we could see gusts up to 70-90 km/h.
By Sunday, winds will again pick up along coastal areas of the Maritimes, and the west and south coasts of Newfoundland.
While winds will be the noticeable change to the recent weather across Atlantic Canada, there’s also more rain in the forecast.
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Another low-pressure system will drive showers back into the Maritimes on Saturday, but the system will be moving fast enough to reduce the risk for significant rainfall. Eastern New Brunswick, as well as parts of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, could see between 5-15 mm of rainfall.
Sunday will be mainly sunny across the Maritimes, with showers continuing for Newfoundland, but be sure to keep the rain boots in reach, as the soggy weather returns once again to the Maritimes for Thanksgiving Monday.
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