A special weather statement is in effect around the Thunder Bay area.
Snow and ice may mix at times, impacting travel along highway 11 and 17.
According to Environment Canada, temperatures are expected to drop and 2 to 5 millimeters of ice buildup and outages are possible.
Anyone out driving or walking is advised to be careful of slippery surfaces.
Temperatures are expected to soar in parts of Nova Scotia, Tuesday, with our first heat warning of the season.
It includes Lunenburg County, Queens County, and the Annapolis Valley.
Highs near 30 degrees are expected Tuesday afternoon but will feel like 35; and the heat is set to persist into Wednesday.
Environment Canada Meterologist Ian Hubbard tells us it’s the first heat wave of this nature in Nova Scotia for the month of May, since they changed the criteria in 2018.
“We look for two consecutive days of temperature reaching 29 degrees or more,” says Hubbard. “We also have an overnight temperature in there and it has to stay above 16.”
Hubbard says, they also look at humidex value.
“If we see consecutive days of the humidex reaching 36 or higher, we would issue a heat warning for that as well,” explains Hubbard.
As for the Halifax area, temperatures will peak at 24 degrees Tuesday and 30 degrees Wednesday – not quite high enough for a warning.
Conditions may be slightly cooler along coastal areas.
The forecaster encourages to watch for signs of heat exhaustion that may include headache, nausea, dizziness, thirst, dark urine, and intense fatigue.
–with files from Caitlin Snow
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.