{"id":446716,"date":"2026-02-01T06:43:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T06:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/446716\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T06:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T06:43:14","slug":"40-cm-of-windswept-snow-expected-in-east-coast-noreaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/446716\/","title":{"rendered":"40+ cm of windswept snow expected in East Coast nor\u2019easter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Snowfall rates and wind gusts will both intensify as the storm approaches the region into the overnight hours. We could see 2-3 cm per hour alongside 60-90 km\/h winds, which will create whiteout conditions at times.<\/p>\n<p>The impacts will continue into the day Monday as the snow and wind push into Newfoundland.<\/p>\n<p>Southeastern sections of Newfoundland are set to see 3-5 cm per hour snowfall rates with wind gusts that could exceed 90 km\/h, buffeting the region with its own spell of whiteout conditions.<\/p>\n<p><img url=\"\/\/images.twnmm.com\/c55i45ef3o2a\/4EQ0DN0AnoiAgDe3uhoZuQ\/40e2e676b02a1b56c230c37c1d9b2881\/Atlantic_Canada_Snowfall_Outlook_Through_Tuesday.png\" alt=\"Atlantic Canada Snowfall Outlook Through Tuesday\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;object-fit:contain;object-position:center center;color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Atlantic_Canada_Snowfall_Outlook_Through_Tuesday.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>There is still some uncertainty in the storm\u2019s track, which could decrease snowfall totals for coastal sections of Nova Scotia if some of the moisture lingers offshore.<\/p>\n<p>Significant snowfall totals are likely by the end of the storm. Portions of Nova Scotia will see 20-40 cm of accumulation from this system, while up to 50 cm of snow is possible for sections of Newfoundland\u2019s Avalon Peninsula.<\/p>\n<p>Whiteout conditions and rapidly accumulating snow will lead to dangerous to near-impossible travel conditions during this system. School closures are likely in the affected areas.<\/p>\n<p>Stay with The Weather Network for the latest updates across Atlantic Canada<\/p>\n<p>WATCH: Eastern Canada preps for storm, including Shubenacadie Sam<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Snowfall rates and wind gusts will both intensify as the storm approaches the region into the overnight hours.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":446717,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,3613,6765,44,132791,11738,5097,41,39,42,40,3623],"class_list":["post-446716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-maritimes","tag-newfoundland","tag-news","tag-polar-vortex","tag-snow","tag-temperatures","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories","tag-wind"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=446716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446716\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/446717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=446716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=446716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=446716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}