3:45 PM AST Sunday 25 January 2026

Impact Level: Moderate

Forecast Confidence: High

A prolonged period of snow with blowing snowing snow is expected.

Locations: central Nova Scotia.

Total snowfall: 25 to 35 cm, possibly more.

maximum wind gusts: 50 to 70 km/h.

Time span: beginning later this evening then tapering off early Tuesday morning.

Remarks: The heaviest period of snow will be overnight tonight and into Monday morning. Strong winds gusting up to 70 km/h along the Atlantic Coast will give reduced visibilities in blowing snow over open and exposed areas.

Roads and walkways will likely be difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow.

Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions.

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.

In effect for:

Halifax Metro and Halifax County West