P.E.I.’s Prince County now expected to see freezing rain overnight | CBC News
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Environment Canada has issued a freezing rain warning for Prince County beginning overnight and into Thursday morning.
The weather agency said a low-pressure system is expected to bring a variety of wintry precipitation to P.E.I., with a period of freezing rain expected to last around four hours before transitioning to rain by Thursday morning.
CBC meteorologist Jay Scotland said most of P.E.I. should avoid substantial snow and ice, though western areas of the province could see enough to impact travel conditions late Wednesday night through the early morning hours of Thursday.
“Islanders can expect a messy mix of snow, ice-pellets and freezing rain this evening and overnight,” Scotland said.
“While most of the Island will see fairly light snow and ice-pellet accumulation from just a trace to 5 cm, western areas could see amounts ranging from near 5 cm to locally over 10 cm, in addition to more substantial freezing rain.”
He added that wind gusts overnight could reach up to 60 km/h.
Environment Canada said local power outages are possible overnight, and advised Islanders to be careful if they’re walking or driving.
Scotland expects temperatures to rise above freezing by Thursday morning, peaking in the 6 C to 12 C range by the afternoon.