Blast of wintry weather on the way for Nova Scotia

A messy mix of wintry weather is in store for northern Nova Scotia tonight with snow and freezing rain on the way.

The incoming storm will bring the heaviest snowfall to New Brunswick. However, Cumberland County and Colchester north may also see accumulations near 15 centimetres by Monday afternoon.

Just south of that line, we will see a messy mix of snow, freezing rain and rain across northern Nova Scotia.

The Annapolis Valley across to Hants, Truro and southern Cumberland county, as well as the Northumberland Shore are most likely to see this messy mix overnight and through the Monday morning commute.

A slight shift in track will impact the forecast dramatically, however. As of now, Colchester, Cumberland and the Northumberland Shore region have the greatest risk of seeing as much as four-to-eight hours of freezing rain Sunday night and Monday.

Even further south, we're looking at 10 to 30 millimetres of rain, drizzle and fog patches overnight and through Monday morning.

Drivers should be prepared for pea soup-thick fog in some areas.

As the winds shift to northwest (gusting 40-50 km/h) on Monday morning, temperatures will begin to drop.

Watch for icy spots to develop as the temperatures fall into the -3 C to -7 C range by late afternoon and any standing water freezes.

Temperatures will continue to drop through Monday night and Nova Scotia will see temperatures of -12 C to -18 C by Tuesday morning with wind chill values in the minus 20s.