Maritime Electric reports only 160 islanders without electricity as of 7 p.m. AT, after a high rate of over 4,000 earlier in the afternoon.
Schools across the island were closed on Friday due to travel conditions.
The latest forecast from CBC PEI meteorologist Jay Scotland calls for temperatures to continue to rise overnight on Friday, with prolonged frostbite turning into rain before falling overnight.
The temperature continues to rise this afternoon as the prolonged frost pockets change to rain before shrinking overnight. The stormy southeast wind becomes westerly & relaxes during the night before a fairly sunny / mild Saturday (possible rain late in the day). Here is your forecast for the island. pic.twitter.com/GPOpXFSTQ6
– @ JayScotland
Stormy southeast winds will become westerly and weaken overnight in anticipation of a fairly sunny and mild Saturday, although rain is likely late in the day.
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Maritime Electric reports only 160 islanders without electricity as of 7 p.m. AT, after a high rate of over 4,000 earlier in the afternoon.
Schools across the island were closed on Friday due to travel conditions.
The latest forecast from CBC PEI meteorologist Jay Scotland calls for temperatures to continue to rise overnight on Friday, with prolonged frostbite turning into rain before falling overnight.
The temperature continues to rise this afternoon as the prolonged frost pockets change to rain before shrinking overnight. The stormy southeast wind becomes westerly & relaxes during the night before a fairly sunny / mild Saturday (possible rain late in the day). Here is your forecast for the island. pic.twitter.com/GPOpXFSTQ6
– @ JayScotland
Stormy southeast winds will become westerly and weaken overnight in anticipation of a fairly sunny and mild Saturday, although rain is likely late in the day.