Another Stormy Day
/Valid: Thurs Feb 3 - Fri Feb 4
Another Stormy Day
What is interesting about this storm is that it is not on the weekend. Other than that, PEI is in the path for a large blast of winter weather starting on Friday. We will be looking at significant snow, and some areas of the province will be looking at ice pellets. With the current path, areas around Wood Islands could see some freezing rain late Friday night.
TIMING:
Current models are indicating that on Thursday, during the day, across PEI we will see some rain. The system starts to arrive in PEI just after midnight in the early morning hours of Friday. It will snow heavy during the daylight hours and the majority of the snow will be down by Friday evening. There will continue to be lingering flurries through the day Saturday giving us an additional 2-5cm.
Throughout the storm, especially during the early morning hours of Friday, we can expect to see ice pellets in Kings and parts of Queens County. This will be mixing in with the snow.
TOTAL AMOUNTS ACROSS THE PROVINCE:
The below accumulations are what we can expect to see on Friday:
SNOWFALL
Prince County – 30-40 cm
Queens County – 30-40 cm
Kings County – 30-40 cm (areas from Stratford to Georgetown to the North Shore and East Point)
Kings County - 20-30 cm (areas from Stratford to Georgetown to Wood Islands)
WIND: Winds will not be as large of a factor with this system, however, they will still be significant enough to blow the snow around causing some white out conditions. Overall, winds should be 40-60 km/h from the north. Saturday will see the winds continue in the 40-60 km/h range.
TEMPERATURE: Thursday we will see temperatures just above the freezing mark in the 3-5 C range. They will begin to drop later in the evening on Thursday and from the early morning hours of Friday through to Saturday morning temperatures should be around the -3 to -5 C range. By noon on Saturday, temperatures will begin to drop and by evening we could see them dipping to -10 to -15 C. Sunday could see temperatures dipping even further to -15 to -20 C.
Any shift in the front could greatly vary the precipitation types and quantities. We will continue to monitor this system and keep you updated with any significant changes.
The significant snowfall, combined with the consistent winds and the already high snowbanks along the roadways will cause white out and hazardous driving conditions during Friday and into Saturday. Please stay home unless absolutely necessary. Always adhere to the recommendations of the RCMP and PEI Public Safety.
As always, be safe and let us know what you are experiencing in your areas.
Storm chip Probability: 100% (again)
IWPE Team (Mike S, Harry S)
