Deep freeze continues in Maritimes, snow coming Wednesday

It's bitterly cold across the Maritimes this afternoon, with wind chills making it feel like it's well into the –20s or –30s throughout the region.

The winds will ease a little into this evening and overnight low temperatures won't be as cold as last night — though I'm still expecting –20 C to –14 C for New Brunswick, –16 C to –12 C for Prince Edward Island and –16 C to –8 C for Nova Scotia.

The wind chills tonight and tomorrow won't be as extreme as last night and today, but if you're outside late tonight or tomorrow the air will certainly have a bite to it.

Bands of flurries have developed off the Bay of Fundy, Northumberland Strait and Gulf of St. Lawrence in westerly winds today. These continue primarily between Kentville and Truro on mainland Nova Scotia and for Cape Breton in very narrow bands.

Tomorrow, the snow becomes a bit more widespread.

Nova Scotia can expect to see some periods of light snow develop in the southwest on Wednesday morning, spreading across the province through the afternoon into the evening.

Snowfall amounts for Nova Scotia will end up in a general range of 5 cm to 10 cm — hopefully a nice starter for the ski hills.

The morning commute will be OK for most, though the snow will have already begun for areas west of Halifax by 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. The evening commute is likely to be more slippery, as the snow will have accumulated by then.

This system looks like it will only impact New Brunswick and P.E.I. with scattered flurries, though some accumulations of 2 cm to 5 cm are likely.

I'll have updates to the timing and snowfall amounts for Wednesday on the evening news tonight and you can keep track of all my social media updates on Facebook and Twitter.