Snow, freezing rain possible on Thursday across Nova Scotia

CITYnews halifax / By Mark Hodgins

The wintry weather is expected to continue this week in Halifax and across much of the province.

A special weather statement has been issued by Environment Canada, calling for snow, ice pellets and periods of freezing rain on Thursday.

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The statement says snow will begin on Thursday morning, transitioning through to freezing rain through the afternoon.

“There remains at this time uncertainty in the icing amounts,” the statement read. “Warnings may be required as this event draws nearer.”

The national forecaster says southern sections of the province may see a change to rain later in the day Thursday.

The storm coming is a low-pressure system from the United States that is bringing massive amounts of snow to Ontario and Quebec before it is expected to also drop “significant snow” in New Brunswick and P.E.I.