Snow bands (streamers) or sea-effect snow making it to Halifax area this morning. We don't often get that type of snow flurries here. Usually take a very cold airmass and winds from the WSW. Not expecting much accumulation. #nswx

Low pressure system to bring some weather New Year's Day evening and into that night. Halifax - some snow then rain (a few cm). New Glasgow ~10 cm wet snow. #nswx #pewx #nbwx

December was a colder-than-normal month this year - especially up around the Yukon and northern Alberta. Maritime provinces 1 to 3 degrees below normal. #nswx #pewx #nbwx #abwx #ytwx

Forecast for Halifax and area for the next few days including NY Eve. Some freezing rain Monday evening then a shot of heavy to clean the dang salt that's all over everything 😑😂. #nswx

Mainland NS and PEI - Cold all weekend, temps in the -4 to -8 range in general. W'chill -10 to -15. Overcast in onshore winds with flurries ... decreasing cloud cover and lighter winds Sunday. Messy weather/milder late Monday-Tuesday #nswx #pewx

Cold day across the region mid afternoon temps below -5 in many areas with northwest winds. This equates to about 6 degrees below normal. #nswx #pewx

Forecast for this coming week for Halifax and region. #nswx #pewx

Also before anyone asks… no I didn’t make the graphic myself. I’m no where near that talented.

Peak wind gust measured so far by the weather station at Burke-Gaffney Observatory (at ~90m elevation) is 127 km/hr! Windy windy windy #nswx

Still 150K outages in NS-NB; peak gust was 119km/h at YHZ. Chilly west breeze today eases off with spotty showers/flurries. Outlook charts to consider any travel plans. Apart from onshore snow/flurries off Gulf Mon-Tues, a storm moves off the eastern seaboard passing south NS Wednesday. Hit or miss?

Well that freeze certainly happened in a flash. 🥶 Recent temperatures at Wabush #YWK showing a crash of 13 degrees in one hour alone: +2.6°C at 4:00 AM -10.6°C at 5:00 AM -15.0°C at 6:00 AM The sharp frontal boundary will continue racing eastwards today. #nlwx

Heres some highlights from the recent storm that came through the Maritimes. Highest wind gust was 135km/h from Grand Manan, with a strong second place of 127 from Monastery. These strong winds also gave in excess of 185,000 households without power across the 3 provinces. #nswx #nbwx

Nail-biting weather conditions today in the Colorado/Denver area. bouldercast.com/particularly...

Here's a forecast model 'meteogram' to give an idea of the general weather trend over the next week or so leading up to Christmas/Boxing Day. (naturally less accurate toward the end). This is simply a map-click selection over central Nova Scotia. #nswx

Obligatory pic of glass gone bottom up. For Gander #YQX, official minimum sea level pressure 949.7 mb this evening marks the lowest since Feb 9, 1964 (when the all-time low of 946.9 mb occurred). Data since 1959. Rebound will be swift: 50 mb rise next 12 hrs. Thus, wind! #nlwx

Model snowfall pattern for this coming system. Official forecasts - NS: kamala.cod.edu/offs/CWHX/fp... PEI: kamala.cod.edu/offs/CWHX/fp... #nswx #pewx

Light snow today around NS and PEI is a bit wet with temperatures near zero. Recommend cleaning off vehicles and surfaces before nightfall today to avoid a frozen crust underneath by Monday morning. General: weather.gc.ca?zoom=7&cente... #nswx #pewx

A quasistationary 'snow streamer' is dumping 20-30 cm+ of snow in the orange pixel areas in the radar imagery below. These bands are usually confined to a 10-20 km wide zone with sometimes sunny skies on either side. Common around Great Lakes but we get them too. #nswx #nsstorm

Weather for the next few days central NS/Halifax. The timing of the snow Monday morning (~5 cm) may present the usual winter challenge for school/travel. Temps still below normal. #nswx

Little reminder - with the rapid temp drop occurring now (Halifax area) make sure vehicle wipers were not still running when you came home - might snap off in morning! Also beware frozen doors, windows and locks in morning #nswx #flashfreeze

Arctic airmass with northwest winds over relatively warm water will bring about 'snow streamers' (sea effect snow squalls) over parts of PEI, northern mainland NS and Cape Breton. Particular trouble spots for travel apparent in map below. #nswx #pewx

Winter to be in full blast mode come Friday. Here is the forecast temp and anomaly as of 8 am that day. High that afternoon will be 10-14 deg below normal as well with Halifax barely reaching -6 for instance. #nswx #pewx

Forecast 'meteogram' for Halifax to give an idea of timing. The period of heavy rain could change to or mix with snow overnight (I'd say maybe 20% chance of that - but would be a mess if it happened!). Official city forecast is mostly rain. #nswx #nsstorm #pewx

After today's rain, plenty of freezing of remaining moisture/puddles/etc tonight with low temps well below zero - coldest of the season so far for many in the map area: #nswx #pewx . Halifax urban area -5 to -9C.

Keeping an eye on weather system early Wednesday. At this point, Halifax likely mostly rain but this could be a big wet snow dump yet - depending on some variables. Stay tuned. weather.gc.ca?zoom=6&cente... #nsstorm #nswx

Tomorrow in the wake of the current weather system there will be a clearing trend with mild temperatures around midday (up to 14 or 15C briefly in spots - see map) before a big cool-down during the afternoon and evening. High wind gusts around noon as well. #nswx #pewx

VERY rare for parts of northern Florida to drop below freezing for the first time of the season before parts of Nova Scotia! www.jacksonville.com/story/weathe...

Early online release! "Redrawing Risks: How Professional Users Interpret and Use an Iteratively Redesigned Hurricane Threats and Impacts Graphic" journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...

Thursday weather here in Halifax expected to be quite similar to yesterday's...cool NW winds with showers especially in the morning. If you're around the waterfront or shoreline you'll notice the water level particularly high around 8 am due to full moon and low pressure. #nswx

Montage of imagery and data from the intense low in Newfoundland at 00Z 05 Nov. #nlwx

Pressure trace from the Red Island Shoal in Placentia Bay, wow, 945 mb. Radar image at that time. #nlwx

CASHR - Super-Res Reflectivity Tilt 1 5:59 PM AST Super-Res Velocity Tilt 2 5:58 PM AST #NLwx x.com/i/status/198...

Detailed VIS satellite animation of today's deep cyclone south of Newfoundland - may take a bit to load the loop. rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu?sat=goes-19&... #nswx #pewx #nlwx

Here are a couple of model simulated satellite depictions for Tuesday's intense storm east of Sable Island ~midday. #nlwx

Sunset in Halifax and areas west may be kind of cool with the cloud patterns/edge and the departing weather system. Share your pics. #nswx

Impacts in Jamaica before/after (aerial). www.bbc.com/news/article...

View of the 'weather complex' bringing rain to eastern Canada and hurricane conditions offshore with 'Melissa' racing NE'ward. #nswx #nlwx #pewx #nbwx

The three Category 5 storms of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.

Halloween Oct 31 day weather for Halifax: windy, wet, mild during the day then wind shift/rain ending BY evening (as of now). Winds less strong in evening. High ~16C then ~11C by late evening...surfaces will be wet. Saturday eve: drier, cooler (7-9C) #nswx

Waiting on a dropsonde to confirm, but Melissa is most certainly below 900 hPa right now. Tragically we are about to witness the 2nd or 1st deepest Atlantic hurricane landfall by min MSLP on record in Jamaica.

On Saturday driving over Mt Thom the blueberry fields next to the highway were beaming bright red as they usually do in late October. This and others also stand out in high-resolution satellite image.

Will Hurricane Melissa play any role in Atlantic Canada's weather? Still too early to know. There may be some wind/rain around Halloween even without Melissa. Here is a model prediction of the weather pattern Friday. #nswx

There are some embedded thunderstorms within the showers over parts Nova Scotia’s South Shore and Annapolis Valley this evening. The most recent strikes were in and around Shelburne, northeast of Jordan Falls, and near West Dalhousie. #NSwx #NSStorm

The distant but potent remnants of a Pacific typhoon created substantial storm surge in western Alaska. Very active typhoon season in Pacific and quieter Atlantic (common anticorrelation) cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-bl...

Not surprising to now see exceptional drought observed in parts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in the latest AAFC drought update. Almost all of Atlantic Canada remains in some form of drought, worst in the Maritimes and Avalon Peninsula. The full report: agriculture.canada.ca/en/agricultu...

Change in foliage color around Ingonish Cape Breton Nova Scotia from Sentinel satellite. #nswx

Thanks to our citizen science volunteers for sharing rainfall data. While the Thanksgiving weekend is dry, later next week shows signs of the start of a somewhat damp period. Bring it on!

Significant change in airmass ... Thursday much cooler with changing weather from hour-to-hour (and minute-to-minute in some cases). Cloud/sun/showers 'puffy clouds' ... could even see some 'graupel' (type of ice pellet) mixed in. #nswx #pewx

High-res weather model rainfall forecast from the cold front tonight (1st image) and from sea-effect cold showers in the NW winds behind it (2nd image). Some of the peak amounts may be overdone but gives an idea of pattern and areas to expect some drought relief. #nswx #pewx

With the full moon being "largest" closest to earth this week, tides are extra high overall - even if local weather is pleasant. The impacts are most pronounced in places like Florida.