What could be a treacherous weekend for travel in P.E.I. began with light snow flurries around midday Friday, but that precipitation is expected to change to rain by the evening.
Environment Canada issued a rainfall warning for Prince Edward Island’s Kings and Queens counties early Friday morning, upgrading the weekend storm situation from the special weather statement it had issued Thursday.
The agency expects anywhere from 25 to 35 millimetres of rain to fall, which combined with melting snow could cause localized flooding in some areas because the frozen ground is unable to absorb the excess water.
Environment Canada said rain will begin Friday evening and continue until around noon on Saturday.
