1st blizzard of the season Thursday for Nunavut's Kivalliq region
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- A blizzard warning has been issued for Rankin Inlet, Chesterfield Inlet and Whale Cove
Nunavut outlook
Heavy snowfall moved through the Kivalliq region Wednesday night and is expected to continue Thursday. Areas such as Rankin Inlet and Chesterfield Inlet should see close to 20-30 cm by the time the storm moves out of the area Friday morning.
Further south in the Kivalliq, temperatures will be slightly milder, so more precipitation will fall as rain (this means in Arviat, the accumulations will be slightly lower.)
Along with the snow/rain, windy weather is expected in the region, with winds from the northeast gusting close to 80 km/h!
Further north, clear and calm weather will remain through most of the Kitikmeot with high pressure in place.
Relatively clear and calm weather is also expected today on Baffin Island, before more snow moves in on the weekend.
N.W.T. outlook
Light flurries are in the forecast again today around Great Slave Lake and into the Sahtu with cool, unstable weather on the tail end of the storm moving through Nunavut.
Clearing conditions will be seen this afternoon in the Dehcho with temperatures climbing back to the high single digits.
More snowfall is in store for the North of the NWT with a disturbance swinging through and cool temperatures in the area today.
Yukon outlook
After a snowy start to the week, the south of the Yukon will see some sunshine for the early part of Thursday.
Later, another system will move onshore bringing light snowfall to many southern communities including Whitehorse.
Temperatures are still looking warmer for the weekend, with highs climbing up to 10 C Friday.
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