Snow, freezing rain ice and rain in the N.B. forecast

A variety of weather alerts in the province this morning.

To the north, areas including Grand Falls, Edmundston and Bathurst are under winter storm warnings.

Central and western New Brunswick, including Fredericton and Woodstock, are under freezing rain warnings, with the possibility of four to eight hours of freezing rain.

For areas including Moncton and Southeast New Brunswick, Sussex, Kennebecasis Valley, Kings County, St. Stephen and Northern Charlotte County, a special weather statement. Environment Canada is calling for a combination of snow, ice pellets, freezing rain, and rain today and tomorrow. There is the potential for two to four hours of freezing rain.

Environment Canada Meteorologist Jim Prime says there’s always variation with these systems, “Because when we get mixed precipitation, a little bit of a change of temperature at the surface or the upper atmosphere can change the precip for freezing rain to ice pellets or rain or snow, there’s so much variability in it.”

Alerts have been lifted for the Saint John region and areas in the south. They can expect a wet couple of days with rain and just a risk of freezing rain.

“For the most part, the snow is going to be over the north of the province. So we’re looking at 15 to 25 centimetres of snow and ice pellets there. More ice pellets for the central and then for the southern parts, probably just a risk of ice pellets and freezing rain. It’s mostly just going to be a rain event,” Prime added.

If you have plans to travel on Wednesday afternoon or Thursday morning, you’re probably going to face delays on icy, slippery roads. Give yourself some extra time to scrape your windshield or clear the snow and ice from around your vehicle.