End of the Year Blizzard Aims for Nova Scotia

By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist

December 28,2012; 9:22PM,EST

A strengthening storm near the New England coast Saturday will evolve into a blizzard Saturday night and Sunday over part of Atlantic Canada.
The storm has the potential to bring 30 cm (1 foot) of snow to part of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and southeastern New Brunswick.
Winds will increase over the region, causing extensive blowing and drifting of the snow on the ground and creating rough seas.

According to Canada Weather Expert Brett Anderson, "This will easily be the worst storm of the season so far for portions of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island."

The bulk of the snow from the storm during the last weekend of 2012 will only graze most of the locations that were hit with heavy snow after Christmas.

A storm recently slammed the St. Lawrence Valley, New Brunswick and southern Ontario with heavy snow.

Montreal was hit with 45 cm of the white stuff, with about 30 cm of snow falling on Bathhurst, New Brunswick spanning Dec. 27-28, 2012. Quebec City, Quebec and Ottawa, Ontario, received close to 20 cm with around 10 cm falling on Toronto, Ontario. (Photos.com image)

However, strong winds will hit the Gulf of St. Lawrence region hard with this weekend's storm.
Wind-driven rain, a wintry mix and wet snow will fall over Newfoundland.
"Progressively colder air will sweep across the region in the wake of the storm over fresh snow cover through next week," Anderson said, "There is the potential for some of the coldest weather in recent years."
The combination of the snow from the recent and upcoming storms, as the same for the colder air will make for some of the best skiing conditions for the early season in the past several years.