Winter storm watch in effect for P.E.I.

Prince Edward Islanders can count on the primary winter storm of the season on Tuesday.

Surroundings Canada issued the winter storm watch late on Sunday, and added a particular climate assertion relating to surf on northern and western shores Monday morning.

“We’re within the mixture of just a few messy climate,” stated CBC meteorologist Tina Simpkin.

“It isn’t even a snow lovers’ forecast, which initially it’s, however we’ve got the potential of that snow switching over the rain and that simply makes a large number.”

Greater than 20 centimetres of snow is anticipated. It’s going to start Tuesday morning in Kings County, spreading to western components of the province by mid-morning.

The wind will decide up in a single day Monday, blowing at 30 km/h with gusts to 50. In the course of the day Tuesday there shall be gusts as excessive as 80 km/h. That wind will deliver increased than normal water ranges and pounding surf to north- and west-facing shores.

A changeover to rain is feasible Tuesday night. Simpkin recommends getting out early to clear snow earlier than the rain provides weight to it.

“Snow clearing or snow shovelling is unquestionably going to be difficult with this snow, with the mixture of snow and rain,” she stated.

The precipitation might change again over to snow in a single day Tuesday.