Daytime brief: What to expect on Boxing Day

Friday, December 26, 2014, 11:09 AM - The Christmas storm moves out of the Maritimes and eases up on Newfoundland.

The cold creeps back into the Prairies and Ontario could see some snow.

Here's your coast-to-coast breakdown of what's ahead for Boxing Day

ATLANTIC CANADA

• Maritimes: The rain is beginning to move out of the area Christmas day evening, with some parts of the Maritimes still being hit Friday morning.

• Newfoundland: Wind gusts will continue to be strong through the western and southern parts of the province in the evening before easing up in the overnight hours before boxing day. Sea-effect snow will move into western Newfoundland on Friday afternoon and Saturday, with high elevation areas seeing up to 20 cm of snow. Sea level areas should stay around 5 cm. Rainfall, wind and wreckhouse warnings are in place for much of the province.

• Breezy conditions are expected to continue through out Atlantic Canada on Friday. A new system will head into the Maritimes Sunday into Monday.

ONTARIO & QUEBEC

• Ontario: Winds will begin to ease up in the overnight hours before Boxing day, just remaining breezy. Isolated precipitation should also not be a problem for Friday. Some rain will be back Saturday overnight but it should just be light precipitation. Temperatures are remaining above seasonal until next week.

• The next system will be a quick-hitting one, moving into the Sault-Ste. Marie toward Timmins this weekend. It will bring snow to the areas north of Sudbury, and rain to other parts of the province. Parry Sound could see up to 15 mm while the Greater Toronto Area will be hit with less than 5 mm of rain.
• By the start of next week, Ontario should see some cool but near seasonal temperatures. By mid-week, a further drop could put the temperatures at below seasonal.
• Quebec: Wind eased overnight but Friday could still be a windy day.

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PRAIRIES

• Alberta: Light flurries affected the province last night. No accumulated have been reported from Calgary or Edmonton, despite hours of light snow. Dry conditions are expected for today and will persist until Saturday overnight.
• Big story next week is the return of cooler temperatures to the Prairies. By the end of the weekend temps could be looking like -15 across the provinces.

British Columbia

• Dry conditions for the southern coast will persist until the early hours of Saturday. The central and northern B.C. coast could see rain on Friday evening due to a weak system. Amounts are not expected to exceed 30 mm anywhere, although metro Vancouver could see up to 20 mm.
• Light snow in the interior will range between 5-10 cm.
• The strong high pressure developing over the next few days could bring in cold air into the province. Kelowna could be at -9C while Vancouver could approach the freezing mark.
• An increased risk for avalanches is possible through the weekend.

PATTERN CHANGE: Dr. Doug Gillham says the start of 2015 is looking very winter-like, in terms of temperatures.