Achi news desk-
A weather front from the west and a low pressure system over the Atlantic will bring a late April mix of rain, showers, and even some snow to the Maritimes on Wednesday.
Morning rain
The first of the wet weather arrives in northern New Brunswick and eastern Nova Scotia on Wednesday morning. Northern New Brunswick along with Guysborough, Antigonish, and Cape Breton can expect to collect about five to 15 mm of rain.
Rain and showers are developing across the rest of New Brunswick through Wednesday afternoon. The rest of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island will receive rain Wednesday and Wednesday night. Those parts of the Maritimes will get a few to several millimeters of rain.
Fair weather is in the forecast for Friday. It continues to be cooler for Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton.
Wet snow
Northern New Brunswick will see the late part of the rain turn to a short period of wet snow Wednesday afternoon and evening. Other parts of the Maritimes could see a change from some showers to flurries on Wednesday night. Due to the thawed ground and previous rain, not much snow accumulation is expected.
Some of the higher elevations in northern New Brunswick could rise one to five centimeters. The Cape Breton Highlands may also rise a centimeter or two Wednesday night.
Some late April snow is possible in the higher elevations of northern New Brunswick and the Cape Breton Highlands.
Sunshine follows
A mix of sun and clouds is expected with a chance of spotty showers or flurries on Thursday. A cooler and messier day, there will be winds from the north-west and gusts between 20 and 50 km/h. High temperatures for most areas will be kept in the single digits.
After that, a ridge of high pressure is expected to build in from the west on Thursday evening, replacing it for Friday. The high pressure system will give the area mostly sunny close to the week. High temperatures for much of the Maritimes will range from eight to 13 degrees, through cooler, four to eight degrees, for Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton.
Fair weather is in the forecast for Friday. It continues to be cooler for Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton.
