Most of Nova Scotia hit with freezing rain on Sunday

Nova Scotia endured messy weather in the form of freezing rain and ice pellets on Sunday.

Environment Canada lifted thefreezing rain warning Sunday evening.

"Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots will become icy, slippery and hazardous," according to the national weather service.

Flights were affected at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport with many delays and cancellations.TheJA Douglas McCurdy Airport in Sydney advisedpeople to check with their airlines.

Air Canada, WestJet and Porter issued travel advisories on Sunday. Maritime Bus also issued a number of cancellations for Sunday.

Some areas anticipated high winds in the afternoon with gusts reaching 80 km/h.

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The temperature remained above freezing in southwestern parts of the province throughout Sunday, but it got much colder overnight.

Snow was expected in parts of Cape Breton.

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