Maritime weather: Chilly, windy start to the weekend [Video]

A passing cold front will cause some chilly and windy weather in the Maritimes on Saturday. Conditions will improve on Sunday, with some rain likely for Remembrance Day on Monday.

Cold and windy Saturday

A cold front is crossing the Maritimes Friday. The front is producing scattered showers and will be followed by a return to a more northerly wind. The change in wind direction will allow for a fresh shot of some chillier air to move out of northern Quebec and into the Maritimes Saturday.

Low temperatures for much of the region will fall into a range of zero-to-four degrees Friday night. Areas of northern New Brunswick will be between zero and -2 degrees. High temperatures Saturday will mostly top out between two and seven degrees.

A high and gusty northerly wind will be quite noticeable Saturday. Widespread gusts of 50 to 70 km/h and as high as 70-to-90 km/h are expected on …