Mixed precipitation forecasted as storm moves into Nova Scotia on Saturday

A ridge of high pressure that crossed over the Maritimes last night made for a mainly clear and cold night,  providing a mostly sunny day Friday.

Now that the weekend is upon us, you might be thinking of cleaning up snow from Wednesday. But tomorrow will not be the best day for that.

An area of low pressure — another Alberta Clipper — will get together with a disturbance moving north along the American seaboard to our southwest. The two features will combine and intensify then track along to the east just south of Nova Scotia during the day on Saturday.

However, it will push its precipitation into the Maritimes starting around mid­day Saturday, in southwestern New Brunswick and southwestern Nova Scotia.

It will be a day of mixed precipitation, from treacherous freezing rain to ice pellets, rain and snow.

The snow will spread across most of the Maritimes accompanied by a moderate strong east-to-northeast wind. Snow will then change to rain or showers with freezing rain in the changeover.

There's another risk of freezing rain later on Saturday in southern New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

Snowfall will be slight.

Sunday will see temperatures turn colder, again, with some fair weather returning.

For Friday

Central mainland (Including Greater Halifax)

Forecast: Mainly sunny.

High temperature:near -4 C

Low temperature: near -8 C

Northern Nova Scotia

Forecast: Mainly sunny

High temperature: -6 C to -4 C

Low:temperature: Near -12 C

Southwestern Nova Scotia

Forecast: Sunny breaks and flurries

High temperature: Near -2 C

Low temperature Near -8 C

Annapolis Valley and Cumberland County

Forecast: Becoming mainly sunny before noon

High temperature: -6 C to -4 C

Low temperature: Near -10 C

Cape Breton

Forecast: Flurries in the west and windy. Sun and cloud in the east.

High Temperature: -8 C to -6 C

Low temperature: -8 C to -6 C