Wintry Blast to Hit PEI
/Valid: Monday Feb 1, 2021
Wintry Blast to hit PEI
The one thing we know for sure is that the system we will see on Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday morning is going to be a messy one.
TIMING:
Snow will begin around noon on Tuesday across the Island and should be all down by early evening. This is where the mess begins. Snow will change over to ice pellets around 5-6 pm and some areas around Kensington may see some freezing rain for a brief period during the change over. Rain will quickly set in across the province in the early evening and will continue until Wednesday morning.
TOTAL AMOUNTS ACROSS THE PROVINCE:
The models are still not in total agreement, but what we can see at this time is the following accumulation amounts. Higher snow accumulation areas will be in Prince County.
Snow
Prince County – 25-35 cm
Queens County – 10-20 cm
Kings County – 5-15 cm
Ice Pellets
Prince County – 1 cm
Queens County – 1 cm
Kings County – 1-2 cm
Rain
Prince County – 15-20 mm
Queens County – 15-20 mm
Kings County – 20-25 mm
WIND: Winds will be a factor with this system. Many areas of the Province will experience blowing and drifting snow.
Wind will start increasing early afternoon on Tuesday and diminish overnight into Wednesday morning. Mid afternoon when the snow is coming down, the province should see winds of 40-50 km/h. Wind gusts of 70-90 km/h can be expected in the late evening hours of Tuesday until just after midnight.
TEMPERATURE: We will start the day across the province at around -5 to -7 C. We will see a gradual warming across the province from East to West starting mid afternoon and by early evening hours the entire province should be experiencing temperatures around +2 C. The warmup will continue overnight and by Wednesday morning we could be waking up to temperatures near +5 to +7 C.
With the increasing winds and snow, visibility will be diminished in areas during the mid afternoon to suppertime area. Please exercise caution on the roads throughout the evening hours of Tuesday.
If you want to clear your driveways and sidewalks, you are going to want to get that done before the rain starts in the early evening (around 8pm).
As always, be safe and let us know what you are experiencing in your areas.
Storm chip Probability: 40%
PEIBW Team (Mike S, Harry S)
