Maritime weather: Rain and downpours Monday through early Wednesday [Video]

The eye of a very dangerous Category 5 Hurricane Milton clearly visible on high resolution satellite imagery courtesy of the College of DuPage.

It’s a soggy start to the second week of October for the Maritimes as a band of rain and downpours moves in slowly from the west. An already extremely powerful and dangerous Hurricane Milton is expected to strengthen further on its way to impact both Mexico and Florida.

Maritime rain and downpours

A slow-moving weather front will push rain across the Maritimes Monday through early Wednesday morning.

Rain and downpours will move into western New Brunswick Monday afternoon and evening. The risk of downpours is lower Monday night into Tuesday morning, but rain, drizzle, and fog will be present across the Maritimes.

There will be rain and downpours for New Brunswick and western Nova Scotia Tuesday morning and afternoon. The rain and downpours then shift into Prince Edward Island and eastern …