When the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board resets prices at midnight, News 95.7 is predicting the price of gas will jump by one to two cents a litre.

That would put the cost for a litre of regular self-serve in Metro Halifax at about $1.27.

George Murphy with Consumers For Fair Gas Prices told The Rick Howe Show on Wednesday, the increase seems to be linked to Hurricane Sandy.

“It’s a little bit questionable this week and for that reason, it basically becomes one of the after-effects of Sandy, if you will,” said Murphy.

This week’s gas price prediction was a tough one, he added, because some of the information needed was unavailable as a result of the hurricane.

“It’s only based on three days data out of the seven. There [were] some publishing problems last week.”

Murphy says however, the numbers are looking better for distillate fuels.

“We’ve got diesel fuel measured to go down by 1.7 cents, and heating oil, stove oils both down by 2.4 cents a litre,” Murphy said.

Prices across the border in New Brunswick went up slightly overnight. The province’s regulator moved the price up 2.1 cents, putting the maximum price stations can charge at $125.9 per litre.