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UPDATE: More wintry weather for Friday and Sunday in N.B.

If you broke your ice scraper with the freezing rain earlier this week, you’re going to want to pick up another one today.

Special weather statements from Environment Canada remain in effect for the southern, southeastern and central regions of New Brunswick.

More snow, ice pellets, freezing rain and rain are forecast to start Friday morning.

“Northern areas are expecting mostly snow. Snowfall could be anywhere from 15 to 30 centimetres. Through central areas, prolonged periods of freezing rain, two to five millimetres of freezing rain, definitely lasting several hours. Further south, we’re anticipating mostly rain. Just an hour or two of freezing rain, but it will change over very quickly to rain,” Meteorologist Jill Maepea told our newsroom.

That’s bound to turn Good Friday into a Bad Friday for those who don’t like wintry weather.

Environment Canada has issued a yellow alert snowfall warning for northern New Brunswick.

But there’s no rest for meteorologists on the long Easter weekend. “We are anticipating another system for Sunday. This one might be further north, though. Most of the province will see mostly rain, but once again, they’ll get snow up north,” Maepea explained.

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Freezing rain, mixed precipitation expected across Nova Scotia Friday

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A spring weather system is set to bring freezing rain and a mix of other precipitation across Nova Scotia on Friday, creating messy conditions in parts of the province.

Environment Canada has special weather statements in effect provincewide, warning of rain, snow, ice pellets and freezing rain throughout the day.

Meteorologist Ian Hubbard says the system will move in around midday, starting in western and southern areas before spreading northeast.

“We’ve got another little warm front that’s going to be pushing through… bringing a little bit of a mixed bag of precipitation,” Hubbard said.

Southern areas, including Yarmouth and Bridgewater, are expected to see mostly rain. In central parts of the province, including Halifax and Truro, precipitation is expected to begin as ice pellets before changing to rain.

Northern and eastern regions could see snow or ice pellets for several hours, followed by a period of freezing rain before transitioning to rain later in the day.

Hubbard says the greatest risk for longer periods of freezing rain is in northeastern mainland areas and into Cape Breton.

“The most likely areas… to receive the longest period of freezing rain are east of Truro… through Pictou, Antigonish, Guysborough and into Cape Breton,” he said.

There is still a chance some areas could be upgraded to freezing rain warnings as the system develops.

The system is expected to taper off overnight Friday, with cooler air and some clearing into Saturday. Another weaker system could bring showers or flurries on Sunday.

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Slippery start due to freezing rain in southeast N.B.

Many New Brunswickers were wishing on Wednesday morning that the weather was just an April Fool’s joke, but unfortunately, it wasn’t.

It was a treacherous Tuesday night for travel in parts of the province.

In Moncton and Southeast New Brunswick, there were numerous reports of cars and transport trucks sliding off the roads due to icy conditions because of freezing rain.

Conditions deteriorated quickly, and RCMP issued an advisory at around 10 o’clock to avoid travel if possible.

Some Emergency responders even had a tough time assisting motorists in need because hills en route to the call were covered in ice.

Crews finally began salting at around 9:30 pm on the main routes.

Roads were still a mess on Wednesday morning. Those who headed to work had some scraping to do to clean off the windshield.

Anglophone East schools closed for the day, as did a handful of Anglophone South schools, located in the Sussex area.

RELATED: Closures and delayed openings for April 1, 2026

As of 8:30 am, weather warnings remained in effect for regions including Moncton and Southeast New Brunswick, Sussex, Kennebecasis Valley and Kings County, Fundy and the central regions of New Brunswick. Those areas are under Yellow alert freezing rain advisories.

Environment Canada has issued yellow alert snowfall warnings to the north.

Special weather statements remain in effect for regions including Saint John and County, Grand Manan and Coastal Charlotte County, St. Stephen and Northern Charlotte County, with rain and a risk of freezing rain in the forecast.

Residents in those regions received lots of rain overnight.

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Closures and delayed openings for April 1, 2026

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All Anglophone East schools are closed due to the weather and road conditions.

Francophone South schools are closed as well (Saint John and Quispamsis are OPEN today)

NBCC Moncton is delaying its opening this morning until 10 am

Crandall University has delayed its opening until noon.

The following Anglophone South schools are closed today:

-Apohaqui Elementary School

-Belleisle Elementary School

-Belleisle Regional High School

-Norton Elementary School

-Sussex Corner Elementary School

-Sussex Elementary School

-Sussex Middle School

-Sussex Regional High School

The offices of ESDC, Service Canada and the Labour Program of Greater Moncton will be closed until 10:30 am today.

Moncton, Riverview, and Dieppe Public Libraries will delay opening until 1 pm.

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UPDATE: Snow, rain, freezing rain and ice pellets for N.B.

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Hopefully, you didn’t put the snow shovels away when spring officially arrived just over a week ago.

There will be shovelling and scraping in your near future.

More messy weather is coming, according to Environment Canada.

Environment Canada has issued special weather statements for the province.

They are calling for the possibility of significant snowfall, ice pellets, and freezing rain on Tuesday night.

“It looks like to the north, mostly snow, to the extreme south, I want to say, mostly rain, and then everything in between will be a mixture of everything. We’re looking at 15 to 20 centimetres of snow up north. In terms of freezing rain, we’re looking at maybe 5 to 10 millimetres over several hours through central and southern parts, including Moncton through to Fredericton. Then down south, Saint. John, St. Stephen, it looks like it will be maybe initially some freezing rain or ice pellets, but mostly rain after that, and they’re looking at from 10 to 20 millimetres,” Meteorologist Jill Maepea told our newsroom.

Snowfall and/or freezing rain warnings may be required, and Maepea explained those could come later today.

Scatter precipitation is expected to begin tomorrow afternoon, in the form of flurries and showers, but Mapea said they’re anticipating the system will intensify more on Tuesday evening and Tuesday night.

Conditions are expected to improve for Thursday, but Maepea added they are monitoring another similar system for Friday.

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Beware of thin ice!

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The spring thaw has begun, and you must keep ice safety in mind.

“No ice is 100 per cent safe, and it’s impossible to judge the ice conditions just by appearance and thickness alone. We should have at least a minimum of four inches just to walk on it. We’re looking at somewhere between eight and 12 inches if you want to put a vehicle or something like that on the ice. I would always check to make sure, before you go on the ice, that you have the required thickness. That’s a key ingredient,” Riverview Deputy Fire Chief Bentley Rice explained.

With fluctuating temperatures and conditions at this time of year, the risk is heightened.

Environment Canada reported record-breaking warm temperatures yesterday in some New Brunswick regions, but there are cooler temperatures forecast later this week.

“As we move into March and into April, the thickness of the ice is going to become less and less. And we’re going to have the freeze and thaw period over the next month. We’re not going to regain that overall thickness that we might have had in January or February.” Rice added.

He also advised having a plan in place if you do have to cross a frozen waterway, “Let someone know that you’re going to be on the ice. Carry a life jacket or a throw bag or something of that nature, just in case you fall into the water.”

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Record temperatures set in N.B.

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Environment Canada is reporting record temperatures in New Brunswick.

Saint John reached a high of 13.3 degrees on Monday, March 16, breaking the 2010 record of 11.4 degrees.

The St. Stephen area hit 14.7 degrees, a new record high, beating the 2010 record of 14.2 degrees.

Fundy National Park hit 12.2 degrees, which ties the record from just last year.

Woodstock also saw the warmest temperatures, hitting 13.6 degrees, just slightly above the previous record set in 2010 of 13.5 degrees.

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Hold onto your hat and umbrella! Rain and wind warnings in effect in N.B.

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High winds and lots of rain are in the forecast today.

Yellow alert rainfall warnings issued by Environment Canada remain in place for regions including Saint John and County, St. Stephen and Northern Charlotte County, Sussex – Kennebecasis Valley and Kings County and Grand Manan and Coastal Charlotte County.

An additional 25 millimetres of rain will fall by this afternoon, which could result in localized flooding.

Environment Canada says thundershowers are even a possibility.

In addition, yellow alert wind warnings are also in effect for those regions, as well as Moncton and Southeast New Brunswick.

Hold on to your hat, gusts could be between 70 km/h and 90 km/h.

This could result in power outages or property damage.

As of 7 am on Tuesday, NB Power was already reporting over 3000 without electricity in the areas around Quispamsis, Rothesay and Sussex.

Crews will continue working throughout the day to restore outages and monitor incoming issues.

Any new outages should be reported to Saint John Energy or NB Power.

Several schools in the Anglophone South School District are also closed today due to power outages.

Find the full list on the Anglophone South website.

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UPD: Strong winds, heavy rain slam Nova Scotia under continued weather alerts

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Environment Canada is keeping a special weather statement in effect for all of Nova Scotia as strong winds and heavy rain hammer parts of the province.

Roughly 17,000 Nova Scotia Power customers are still without electricity as a wind and rainstorm continues to hammer the province.

As of 1:30 p.m., the utility’s outage map shows outages scattered all over the province.

Temperatures remain mild, resting in the low-teens, with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon. Winds could gust up to 100 km/h.

The storm is already causing issues for some customers waking up without electricity in parts of Highland Park, Beaver Bank, and Dartmouth. AAs of 11:20 a.m., more than 23,000 customers are without power.

With frozen ground in some areas limiting how much rain can soak in, localized flooding is possible in spots with poor drainage. Rain is expected to taper off later this evening, but there is a 30 per cent chance of flurries, and the windchill is forecast to drop to minus 10 overnight.

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Major rain and wind on the way for N.S.

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It might be time to put your winter coat away and get out the rain slicker.

The first major rainfall of the season should hit Nova Scotia by Monday afternoon and last until Tuesday afternoon, according to Environment Canada.

Rainfall totals could reach 30 to 50 mm in most places, and wind gusts could reach up to 80 km/h.

The southwestern part of the province, the mainland along the Atlantic coast, and Inverness County will get hit harder than other spots. Those places have yellow rainfall warnings.

Inverness County could get wind gusts up to 120 km/h.

And while mild temperatures will melt what is left of the snow, the frozen ground will have a hard time absorbing all the water.

There will be two pulses of heavy rain. Environment Canada says there will be a break overnight into early Tuesday morning.

They say localized flooding is possible, and you should make sure your storm drains and gutters are clear of debris to limit that flooding.

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