UPD: Shovels and salt ready? Snow, ice and rain expected

There’s messy weather on the way to parts of the province for Wednesday night.

Environment Canada has issued special weather statements for areas including Northern Charlotte County, Oromocto and Sunbury County, Grand Lake and Queens County.

Five to 10 centimetres of snow could fall overnight tonight and tomorrow morning.

Slippery conditions could follow, with the potential for three to six hours of freezing rain mixed in.

Central and northern regions, including Fredericton, Grand Falls. Miramichi and Bathurst are under snowfall warnings.

“A good portion of the north and central areas are going to see heavy snow. We are looking at snowfall amounts of 15 to 20 centimetres, with local amounts higher. Through the central areas, Fredericton through Miramichi, this is where we will see mixed precipitation. It will start as snow and then eventually turn over to rain,” Environment Canada Meteorologist Jill Maepea said.

You’ll need to plan for travel and get the salt ready.

As for the areas to the south, Maepea says precipitation will fall, mostly as rain.

Full details on this upcoming storm system can be found on the Environment Canada website.