Halifax gets early taste of winter
Posted Dec 9, 2021 02:49:26 PM.
It's a snow day for students as Halifax received an early taste of winter.
The bulk of it came down overnight and the snowfall warning has officially ended in our area.
Forecasters were calling for between 20 and 30 cms and Environment Canada's warning preparedness meteorologist Bob Robichaud said that's pretty much what we got.
“Some of the higher amounts that we saw were near the coast, the south end of Halifax and in Dartmouth as well,” he said in a Thursday morning interview. “Some of the higher amounts were just over 35 cms, and a little bit less than that as you head north.”
“In the Fall River area, there were about 22 or 23 cms, in the Hammonds Plains area, about 28 or 29.”
Municipal crews are out clearing and de-icing streets and sidewalks.
Halifax Transit will be back up and running at noon, but many routes are expected to be on a snow plan.
A full list of closures and cancellations can be found here.
As of 10:15 a.m., the storm continues to impact eastern Nova Scotia and it's expected to bring snow and pretty strong winds to Newfoundland.
Here in Halifax, what we got likely won't last long.
“We're looking at double-digit temperatures late in the evening on Saturday, and that will continue into early Sunday,” Robichaud said.
Rain is in the forecast for Saturday, with showers lingering into Sunday.
