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P.E.I. weather, travel updates for Thursday, April 18

SaltWire Network | Posted: April 18, 2019, 6:19 a.m. | Updated: April 18, 2019, 6:19 a.m. | 1 Min Read
Forecast for April 18-21, 2019.
Forecast for April 18-21, 2019. - Environment Canada

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Weather

It will be sunny across the Island this morning with increasing cloudiness this afternoon and a high of 10 C. The UV index is 6, or high.

Cloudy with periods of rain beginning this evening and rain mixed with snow overnight. The expected rainfall amount is five millimetres. Wind will gust to 40 km/h near midnight. Tonight’s low is 1 C.

For updates, visit Weather.gc.ca.


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Confederation Bridge

Traffic is running smoothly on the Confederation Bridge.

For updates, visit confederationbridge.com.


Charlottetown Airport

Departure delay:

  • Air Canada flight 7519 scheduled to depart for Toronto at 11:50 a.m. has been delayed until 12:30 p.m.

For updates, visit flypei.com.

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