A meteorologist with Environment Canada says the East Coast is in for back-to-back winter storms over the holidays.
Jean-Marc Couturier said vast swaths of Atlantic Canada are expected to see gusts and a wintry mix of precipitation as a low-pressure system tracks across the region on Saturday night.
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Couturier said Nova Scotians should expect heavy rainfall, while conditions in Newfoundland and New Brunswick look to be frostier with precipitation changing between ice pellets, freezing rain and snowfall.
Atlantic Canadians will see little reprieve before another storm hits on Monday, he said, bringing potentially significant amounts of snowfall, wind and several types of rain.
Parts of the region may could see either a white or wet Christmas depending on conditions, said Couturier.
He said Nova Scotians can look forward to a bit of snow on Monday morning, but the joy of seeing fresh powder will likely be short-lived with forecasts predicting above-freezing temperatures later in the day.
However, Couturier said, some areas New Brunswick may be getting more snow than they bargained for on Christmas Day.
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