Hurricane Ernesto will track south of the Maritimes on Sunday night and Monday. Parts of the Maritimes may still see some rain, with the Atlantic coastline set to see pounding surf and riptides.

The storm will be rather large as it moves through Atlantic Canadian waters and some outer bands of rain and downpours may track into the Maritimes on Monday.

Periods of heavy rain and thunderstorms look set to end Wednesday evening, following an active day acrossNova Scotia.