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ALLISTER AALDERS: Between mid-April showers, snow there’s brighter, warmer weather
While winter’s presence becomes less and less through April, it’s still lingering. There was a chance of flurries forecast last night in eastern Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island and a retrograding area of low pressure will bring a mixture of ...
WEATHER PHOTO: Double rainbow in Bedford, N.S.
April showers might bring May flowers, but it also increases the odds of seeing rainbows. Heather Crocker caught this double rainbow in Bedford, N.S., last evening as convective showers passed over the region. Heather said it’s been a while since she ...
BEHIND THE WEATHER: Why are some clouds bright and others dark?
Clouds come in all different types, shapes, sizes and, sometimes, colours. Aside from the sometimes colourful clouds we see at dawn and dusk, most would classify clouds as being white or grey. Sometimes, however, clouds are much darker. So, what ...
WEATHER PHOTO: Soon setting sail in Inverness, N.S.
In no time, these boats will leave the land and be docked and travelling the waters off Cape Breton Island. Francis A. MacDonald shared this photo of the Sue Sea V, Miss Kelly 1, and Ocean Spray IV in Inverness, N.S. In addition to technology, I’m ...
ALLISTER AALDERS: Fluctuating temperatures will mix April showers with flurries
The jet stream is often dubbed a highway that controls the movement of our weather, but the weather is not always travelling at highway speeds and sometimes comes to a halt. There is a strong ridge of high-pressure southeast of Greenland and a ...
WEATHER PHOTO: Calm reflections in Mermaid, P.E.I.
It was calm, but not quite 100 per cent clear, when Jill Crossman was out with her camera in Mermaid, P.E.I., last week. She caught the still water and reflection off Freeman’s Pond and the high-level clouds rolling across the sky. Jill told SaltWire ...
ALLISTER AALDERS: Unsettled, mild weekend with brighter skies expected next week
While not everyone is welcoming more rain falling once again on the weekend, I’m sure most are grateful for the milder weather. Temperatures have elevated into the high single digits to mid-teens across the region, and parts of Nova Scotia and New ...
WEATHER PHOTO: Stunning view of Northern Bay, N.L.
Natural beauty is always on display in Atlantic Canada, but it has been much more vivid in the last couple of weeks. Vineeth Nayath Gopalan shared this picturesque photo of Northern Bay Sands in Northern Bay, N.L. I know we don’t want to wish away ...
ASK ALLISTER: Where did ‘April showers bring May flowers’ originate?
Of all the weather-related folklore and phrases, April showers bring May flowers has to be one of the most well-known and popular ones. I included that line at the end of a weather column earlier this week and then started thinking a bit more about ...
WEATHER PHOTO: First cruise ship of the season in Stratford, P.E.I.
Something I was amazed to see during the solar eclipse was how many people flocked to our region from the U.S. and other parts of the world. Ed Robillard caught the first cruise ship of the season departing the Charlottetown Harbour from Stratford, ...
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