Environment Canada release:

5:05 AM AST Sunday 16 February 2025

Freezing Rain Warning in effect for:
Halifax Metro and Halifax County West
Freezing rain is expected or occurring.

Duration: 4 or more hours.

Time span: beginning in the southwest of the province this afternoon spreading northward this evening, reaching Cape Breton by overnight.

Remarks: Snow ahead of the system will change to a brief period of ice pellets then to freezing rain. The freezing rain will change to rain over the southwestern part of the province late this evening and across the northeast, including Cape Breton, towards early Monday morning. Ice accretion amounts could be in the 5 to 10 mm range in some areas.

Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become icy and slippery. Ice build-up may cause tree branches to break. Utility outages may occur.

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.