Weekend rain in N.S. to weaken by Sunday

Unfortunately, I mean, we've had a great run of weekends, but that comes to an end as we look at this stream of subtropical moisture coming from the Gulf of Mexico up the eastern seaboard and right into our backyard. That is already underway. It's going to continue for Friday night, continue for Saturday, continue for Saturday night, and then finally taper off from west to east as we move through the early hours of Sunday and into Sunday afternoon for Cape Breton. All in all, it looks like we're going to be in the 30 to 60 millimeter range across most of the province, but it looks like we'll also see some pockets that do push up towards 60 to 80 millimeters in some localized areas, especially the eastern shore into the Cape Breton region, also in through the valley into the Cobequid Bay area. But more than the totals, by the time we get to Sunday, it's the rainfall rates that I want to direct your attention to. 10 to 20 to 25 millimeters per hour is possible with these heavier downpours and thunderstorms. When the rainfall is falling that heavily, then things back up. Storm drains back up. We get some localized flooding in lower exposed areas. The water pools on the roads, which makes for unsafe driving conditions. So that's what I really want to direct your attention to, especially for Saturdays when we're going to be seeing these heavier pockets of rain that will add up quickly. And so, yes, exercise caution if you're on the roads this weekend and make sure that you've got those storm drains cleared. We will again dry out a little bit with some lingering showers into Sunday. Full forecast is coming up.