Environment Canada has issued special weather statements in both provinces. Nova Scotia could get the worst of a low-pressure system developing over Chesapeake Bay.
Wind warnings have already been issued for counties in south-west Nova Scotia, such as Digby, Yarmouth and Selbourne.
Up to 60 mm of rain could fall with winds that can reach 90 km / h in many areas. Winds could reach 160 km / h in Inverness County, which is also experiencing wind warnings.
“There will be some strong southeast winds in the western part of the Maritimes on Tuesday morning,” Halifax meteorologist Jim Abraham said in an interview.
“Then the rain will start in the morning in the south-west of Nova Scotia, in Yarmouth. It will reach Halifax, with strong winds around noon, and finally, by nightfall, it will reach Cape Breton Island.” he said. he said.
Clearing slower & Looser temperatures today in the eastern areas with little snow / rain in the morning. Nice day further west.Rain & windstorm slowly crosses Maritimes Tuesday (Halifax start noon). Atl & Coasts that are more likely to exceed 50 mm & Gusts SE can exceed 90 km / h in places (holidays?) pic.twitter.com/Vy9keH63g8
– @ YHZweatherguy
Rainfall will be higher along the Atlantic coast, Abraham said. He says the actual duration of the rainfall will be somewhere between 12 and 18 hours.
Abraham says residents in some parts of Nova Scotia will have to wait for power outages.
Not much rain is forecast for New Brunswick, but Abraham says the day could have a messy start.
“Parts of New Brunswick can start as mixed snow and ice,” he said.
Special weather reports issued in several counties of this province speak of rain of 20 to 30 millimeters and winds of up to 80 km / h.
Anyone traveling back to the Maritimes after leaving for the Easter holidays could experience heavy snowfall in parts of Ontario, Quebec and the northeastern United States, Abraham said.
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