A spring snowfall closed some schools in Nova Scotia on Monday, while others were dismissing early.

All schools in the South Shore Regional Centre for Education were closed.

In the Tri-County Regional Centre for Education, all schools in Shelburne County were closed.

All Cape Breton-Victoria Regional Centre for Education schools, except those north of Smokey, were dismissing one hour early.

In Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education, bus drivers were using their discretion on the roads.

A number of schools were dismissing early in Strait Regional Centre for Education, and classes at St. Mary’s Education Centre and Fanning Education Centre/Canso Academy were cancelled.

Gusty winds and blowing snow

The storm began on Sunday evening and was expected to continue throughout the day on Monday, bringing 10 to 20 centimetres of snow to some areas.

CBC meteorologist Ryan Snoddon said northeasterly winds would gust 50 to 70 km/h for most areas, leading to some blowing and drifting snow, especially in open and exposed areas.

Snoddon said Antigonish, Guysborough and Cape Breton was looking set to see stronger gusts in the 70 to 80 km/h range Monday night and into Tuesday as the system pulls away.

The snow was set to taper to flurries from west to east throughout the evening on Monday and overnight, said Snoddon. Lingering onshore flurries were looking set to persist for the Northumberland Shore and Cape Breton right through the night and into Tuesday morning.

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