Environment Canada release:

3:50 PM AST Tuesday 10 February 2026

Impact Level: Moderate

Forecast Confidence: High

Snowfall with total amounts of 15 to 20 cm is expected.

Significant snowfall is expected.

Time span: Wednesday morning until Thursday morning.

Remarks: A low pressure system will track south of Nova Scotia on Wednesday bringing snow to much of the province. Snow will begin over western Nova Scotia Wednesday morning then move eastward across the province through the day reaching Cape Breton by Wednesday evening. Snow will taper to flurries Wednesday night over most areas but will likely persist into Thursday over eastern Nova Scotia.

Roads and walkways will likely be difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow. There may be a significant impact on rush hour traffic. Local utility outages are possible.

Snowfall warnings are issued when significant impacts are expected due to snowfall accumulations.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NSstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #NSStorm.

For more information about the alerting program, please visit: Colour-coded Weather Alerts.