Environment Canada is predicting a wet weekend for the Island with mostly rain to the east and mostly snow to the west but slight changes in the storm track could turn it into a nor’easter snow storm.
“Precipitation associated with this system is currently expected to begin as rain for the island Saturday afternoon, changing over to snow Saturday night and then back to rain or snow on Sunday as the system passes through the Gulf of St. Lawrence,” says Environment Canada’s weather statement.
“However, a change in the track of this system could affect the precipitation type and accumulations. Strong northeasterly winds may also develop on Sunday giving the potential for higher than normal water levels for exposed coastal regions of the province.
“The public is advised to monitor subsequent forecasts and statements as warnings may be issued as new information becomes available” says the national forecaster.
It could bring upwards of 20 centimeters of snow by Sunday in Prince County, less, maybe up 5 to 10 centimetres in Kings County.
For today, however, it looks like a gentle mix of sun and cloud with light southwest wind.
The Confederation Bridge today is currently open to all traffic with no wind warnings.
All flights arriving to and departing from Charlottetown Airport are showing to be on time.
On P.E.I. today, early morning temperatures ranged from a high of -0.8 in Charlottetown, to a low of –1.6 at St. Peters.
WEATHER TODAY:
A mix of sun and cloud.
TEMPERATURE: Briefly making it to +3 this afternoon.
WIND: Becoming southwest, medium, this morning.
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LIVE STREAM of downtown Charlottetown to see weather conditions there, courtesy of the P.E.I. government and The Guild
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TONIGHT’S PREDICTIONS:
Good chance of flurries.
TEMPERATURE: -2.
WIND: Southwest, becoming light.
TOMORROW’S FORECAST FOR SATURDAY, DEC. 9:
Showers or flurries.
TEMPERATURE: +2.
WIND: Could become southeast, medium.
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First light – 6:30 a.m.
Civil twilight – 7:08
Official Sunrise – 7:42 a.m.
Official Sunset – 4:26 p.m.
Civil twilight ends – 5:01 p.m.
Last light – 5:39 p.m.
Moon – The moon today rises this evening at 10:27 p.m. and sets tomorrow at 12:27 a.m.
The official length of daylight today is 8 hours, 44 minutes.
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The highest temperature on record for Dec. 8 on P.E.I. is 14.5 set in 2011.
The lowest temperature on record for this date is -18.5 set in 1986.
For Dec. 8 on P.E.I., the average high is 1.2.
Average low for this date is -6.4.
The hot spot in Canada this morning was at Solander Island, B.C. where it was 11.2.
The coldest spot anywhere in Canada early this morning was at Eureka, Nunavut, where it was –36.6.
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The live-stream camera view courtesy of Confederation Bridge is not working at this time.
