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Freezing rain to make for messy Friday afternoon commute

CBC meteorologist Ryan Snoddon has the latest on the icy conditions moving into the province throughout Friday.

Freezing rain warnings are in effect for parts of Nova Scotia with an icy mix on the way

Winter weather returns to Nova Scotia on Friday

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CBC meteorologist Ryan Snoddon has the latest on the icy conditions moving into the province throughout Friday.

The roller coaster ride that has been wintercontinues in Nova Scotia.

Despite the warm temperatures and some daily records being broken on Thursday, there's an icy mess on the way for Friday.

Freezing rain warnings are in effect for much of Nova Scotia, with Environment and Climate Change Canadawarning of an extended period of icing throughout the day on Friday.

Friday will start mild across most of the province with periods of rain anddrizzle rolling in throughout the morning.

Freezing Rain Warnings are in effect for much of Nova Scotia for Friday.
Freezing Rain Warnings are in effect for much of Nova Scotia for Friday. (Ryan Snoddon/CBC)

Areas further north including Colchester, Cumberland,the Northumberland shore and Cape Breton look set to see an icy mix of flurries, ice pellets and freezing rain from the get-go.

Friday will start mild in the south, however an icy mix will begin in the morning in the north.
Friday will start mild in the south, however an icy mix will begin in the morning in the north. (Ryan Snoddon/CBC)

As we move into the afternoon, our winds will shift to northerly and temperatures will start to fall across the province.

The result will be a period of threeto sixhours of freezing rain throughout the afternoon and during the evening commute home across Nova Scotia.

Freezing rain mixed with ice pellets is expected across northern areas throughout the afternoon.
Freezing rain mixed with ice pellets is expected across northern areas throughout the afternoon. (Ryan Snoddon/CBC )

The exact timing will be key as of now, it appears the freezing rain will be mainly across northern andcentral areas in the late morning and afternoon hours.

Temperatures then look set to drop with the freezing rain moving into the Atlantic coast and Halifax areas through the early evening hours.

The rain will change to freezing rain as temperatures fall over southern areas late Friday afternoon and into Friday evening.
The rain will change to freezing rain as temperatures fall over southern areas late Friday afternoon and into Friday evening. (Ryan Snoddon/CBC)
We'll then see the freezing rain mixing to ice pellets and then snow, which will taper to flurries overnight.

Nova Scotia will see a mix of snow, ice pellets and freezing rain on Friday.
Nova Scotia will see a mix of snow, ice pellets and freezing rain on Friday. (Ryan Snoddon/CBC)

The flurries will linger into early Saturday before clearing, with a calm Saturday afternoon and a nice Sunday on the way.

Another round of mild temperatures and rain looks set for Monday into Tuesday.

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