An early burst of winter will be followed by a resurgence of spring-like weather today as Mother Nature brings Nova Scotia everything from snow to double-digit temperatures.

“It’s still fall, but it looks like winter may be arriving early today,” said News 95.7 meteorologist Phil MacLaughlin. “We could get a dusting of snow before it turns into rain. For the most part, along the Atlantic coastline, it looks like a rainfall event.”

Environment Canada is watching a low-pressure system over the Great Lakes.

Inland areas are expecting between two and five centimetres of snow. The national forecast says snow will change from ice pellets to rain, from west to east, as the warm front moves through the province. Forecasters are then calling for a risk of freezing rain.   

Along the Atlantic coast, from Halifax to Yarmouth, rainfall amounts could be up to 40 millimetres.

“The worst conditions, driving-wise, will be north of the city going into the northern parts of Nova Scotia – 10 to 15 centimetres of snow likely,” said MacLaughlin. “So, for drivers on the highway today just remember it’s not July, it’s December. It’s going to be tricky on the highways, particularly north of the city.”

The weather is expected to steadily rise throughout the day with double-digit temperatures overnight.

MacLaughlin said the mercury could reach 10 or 12 degrees heading into Tuesday morning.

“I don’t see us eclipsing the record temperature for the date. The existing record for the day is 14 degrees, set in 1953,” he said.