Environment Canada release:

10:35 AM AST Sunday 28 December 2025

Impact Level: Moderate

Forecast Confidence: High

Periods of freezing rain are expected.

Locations: western, central and northern Nova Scotia.

Freezing rain duration: 4 to 6 hours.

Total freezing rain amounts: 4 to 8 mm with higher amounts over higher terrain.

Time span: Monday morning until Monday afternoon or evening.

Remarks: Freezing rain will develop in the morning over the Tri-County area then spread eastward throughout the day. Precipitation will me mostly rain along parts of the coast.

Roads and walkways will likely become icy and slippery.

Be very careful if walking or driving.

Freezing rain warnings are issued when rain falling in sub-zero temperatures creates ice build-up and icy surfaces.

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