Kalin's Call: Warmer temperatures, risk of thunderstorms expected for long weekend

Some hotter temperatures are anticipated for the Maritimes throughout the upcoming Could lengthy weekend. With that, nevertheless, brings just a few rounds of showers with a danger of thunderstorms.

Saturday morning begins sunny within the Maritimes, with rising cloudiness forecast for the afternoon and into the night. Damaged showers with a danger of thunderstorms will develop in northern New Brunswick Saturday afternoon.

The showers and thunderstorms then transfer into southern throughout New Brunswick night and evening. Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island will seemingly see showers with a danger of thunderstorms Saturday evening into Sunday morning.

A second spherical of showers and thunderstorms will develop Sunday afternoon in New Brunswick, alongside a climate entrance. The entrance strikes into Nova Scotia and P.E.I., Sunday evening into Monday morning, bringing scattered showers to these two provinces.

Intermittent showers could linger into Monday afternoon for Nova Scotia and P.E.I., earlier than clearing Monday night.

Are you operating in Nova Scotia's Blue Nostril Marathon occasions this weekend? In that case, it’s beneficial climate situations in Halifax Saturday, with Sunday cloudier with an opportunity of drizzle.

Saturday morning shall be sunny in Halifax, with temperatures rising from close to six early within the morning to close 15 within the afternoon. Relative humidity will fall to close 50 per cent by the afternoon. There shall be a gentle wind from the south rising to turn into sustained between 20 and 30 kilometres per hour.  

Sunday is a trickier forecast for Halifax. There shall be some showers clearing early within the morning, which ought to be round 6 a.m.

After that, cloudy with the wind shifting south-southeast. The slight easterly shift within the wind could also be sufficient to herald some drizzle off the Atlantic and into the race routes. Simply bear in mind that it could flip damp.

Relative humidity shall be greater on Sunday, seemingly upwards of 80 per cent within the afternoon. Temperatures will rise from close to 11 early within the morning to close 17 within the afternoon.