Nova Scotia stays damp and cool thanks to stubborn low pressure

The good news is as we get to the back end of the week, the sunshine returns and temperatures improve significantly. That's the light at the end of the tunnel you may need to keep going, because we do have some wet weather to wade through for the next few days.

The same area of low pressure that brought this weekend's rain is still centred over the Maritimes, and won't be making the track further east until later this week.

The good news is that we've already seen the worst of it. 

The bad news is the system isn't out of steam yet, and still has some more showery weather, breezy winds and below seasonal temperatures to usher in before the end of spring.

Tonight is no exception, with showers or drizzle in the forecast for everyone in the region. The forecast is calling for two to four millimetres in the Annapolis Valley; expect trace rainfall amounts elsewhere.

Fog will also develop tonight, and dissipate by morning.

While tonight's lows will be on par with seasonal records, tomorrow's highs will be well below where they usually are this time of the year.

Part of the reason for that is the wind direction. Most areas shift into a northwest flow by tomorrow afternoon, and because winds will be topping out at 40 km/h, conditions will be cool and breezy.

As that area of low pressure makes the track to Newfoundland on Wednesday, western sections of the province will begin to clear first, however showers will persist for another day or so in the eastern half of the Maritimes.

This gradual improvement will continue into Thursday, but conditions are not expected to fully recover until Friday in Cape Breton.

That's when a ridge of high pressure starts to build in, bringing warmer and clearer air in from the west for the weekend.