We could be in for a bit of messy weather come mid-week across New Brunswick.
Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for the province early Monday.
Meteorologist Jill Maepea said the precipitation is expected to start Wednesday afternoon and end overnight Wednesday or early Thursday.
Maepea said the heaviest snow is likely in northern and central regions, especially from Woodstock to the Acadian Peninsula.
“We are expecting anywhere from 15 to 20 centimetres or more,” she said Monday morning. “We’re going to try and pinpoint exactly where that heaviest band of snow is expected to fall.”
The situation will be different in southern New Brunswick, where the snow is expected to quickly change over to freezing rain and then to rain for most areas.
“But we’re watching that snow-rain line shift around a bit in the south, so right now, Moncton and Sussex might see some accumulating snow and then get into some freezing rain and then some rain, but it may stay as just some freezing precip,” said Maepea.
She encouraged residents to keep an eye on the forecast as the weather system moves closer.
Looking ahead to the Christmas period, Maepea said they are watching a possible system Christmas Day into Boxing Day, but their confidence is “quite low” at this point.
“Some models indicate no system, clear skies, other ones indicate a little bit of snow, so right now it’s really too early to tell. It’s probably best just to monitor the latest forecast if you do have to travel.”
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