All public schools in New Brunswick are closed Friday as the province braces for a mixed bag of weather.
That includes schools in the Anglophone East and Francophone South school districts.
A freezing rain warning is in effect for parts of southern New Brunswick, including Moncton and Southeast New Brunswick, Saint John, the Kennebecasis Valley, Sussex, St. Stephen and Moncton.
Environment Canada is calling for between 10 and 15 millimetres of freezing rain by Friday night.
“Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots will become icy, slippery and hazardous,” said the national weather agency.
Meteorologist Richard LaFortune says, “The mixture of freezing rain and ice pellets. It will persist for most of the day and well into the evening, I would say, until around midnight or so. The freezing rain of course for today will create tricky driving and walking conditions.”
The freezing rain will change to rain Friday evening, then to snow near midnight. About five to 10 centimetres is expected before it ends by Saturday morning.
“There is a bit of rain that could sneak in briefly. We have temperatures rising to around plus one by late evening or midnight. But it will then fall rapidly to reach minus 9 overnight. That rapid drop will be something to watch for as well, because it will mean slippery roads and treacherous conditions,” LaFortune says.
Police forces across southern New Brunswick are asking drivers to slow down and give themselves some extra time due to the road conditions.
Snowfall and winter storm warnings have been issued for central and northern New Brunswick. Central regions can expect 20 to 30 centimetres of snow, while up to 45 centimetres could fall in some northern communities.
New Brunswick 511 can give you all the details you need about road conditions.
Several arrivals and departures out of the Greater Moncton Romeo Leblanc International Airport have been cancelled.
You can find a full list of our cancellations online.
