Halifax, NS - The Atlantic provinces will be seeing their first major snowfall tonight and tomorrow. The Alberta Clipper that passed through Southern Ontario on Thursday, dumping 2 cm of snow (in Markham) and 5 mm of rain. Now that it passes through the Appalachians, and ready to expose into the Atlantic Ocean's moisture, it's gaining energy. This storm will not affect the northeast of US (because the High over Ontario blocks the Low from accessing to US, but the NE US may still see a few drizzle) , but will for our Atlantic Provinces. The warm side of the Low (i.e. the east side) will see rain, while the colder side will see snow or mix. Eastern Newfoundland will mainly see rain, while Eastern Nova Scotia and Western Newfoundland will see a mix precipitation. The rest of the Atlantic Provinces, i.e. PEI and New Brunswick, and even parts of Northern Quebec (including Gaspe Peninsula) may see snow. Precipitation Forecast:

Gaspe Peninsula - No accumulation
Eastern New Brunswick (Moncton, St. John, Fredericton) - 3 to 5 cm
Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown, Summerside) - 2 to 4 cm
Western Nova Scotia (Bay of Fundy; Amherst) - 5 to 10 cm
Eastern Nova Scotia (Yarmouth, Liverpool, Halifax, Dartmouth) - 1 to 3 cm (MAINLY RAIN)
Eastern Cape Breton Island (Sydney) - No accumulation to 1 cm (MAINLY RAIN)
Western Cape Breton Island - 5 to 15 cm
Western Newfoundland (Port-Aux Basque, Stephenville) - 10 to 20 cm (Enhanced sea effect)
Central Newfoundland (Gander) - 2 to 6 cm
Eastern Newfoundland (Conception Bay, Mount Pearl, St. John's) - No accumulation (ALL RAIN)
Northern Quebec and parts of Labrador (Sept-Ile, L'Anse Aux Meadows) - No accumulation to 2 cm

As you can see, the heaviest snowfall would be at Western Nova Scotia, Western Cape Breton, and Western Newfound.

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