Of all the weather-related folklore and phrases, April showers bring May flowers has to be one of the most well-known and popular ones.   I included that line at the end of a weather column earlier this week and then started thinking a bit more about ...

Something I was amazed to see during the solar eclipse was how many people flocked to our region from the U.S. and other parts of the world. Ed Robillard caught the first cruise ship of the season departing the Charlottetown Harbour from Stratford, ...

Wind direction is often important when it comes to weather.  A prime example of that has been this week – while some have been treated to unseasonably mild temperatures, others have been stuck closer to freezing, all due to the wind.   The good news? ...

We often see crowds like this at the beach in the middle of summer, but the solar eclipse earlier this week brought thousands of people into the path of totality. Rick Whitman shared this photo of the crowd at the Irving Eco-Centre in Bouctouche, ...

I’ve had more than a day to reflect on Monday’s total solar eclipse, and the best word I can use to describe it was amazing.  I had the date circled for quite some time – of personal interest but also because the weather was so critical. Somehow, we ...

Aside from that incredible moment of totality, one of the most anticipated parts of a solar eclipse is the so-called diamond ring effect. JaimeyLynn Gannon travelled to Miramichi, N.B., and caught this incredible photo of that effect. Beads of ...

Has there ever been this much attention on the weather forecast for April 8 from the U.S. to Eastern Canada? Probably not.   But when there’s a solar eclipse, the weather forecast becomes a bit more important.   The coveted path of totality where the ...

It won’t surprise most people that this past March was warmer and, for most, wetter than normal.   Temperatures were above average across all of Atlantic Canada in March – in most cases, about 2 to 4 C warmer than normal, but 3 to 5 C across ...

Over the last week or so, there has been no shortage of vibrant scenes as the sun rises or sets, at least in parts of the region. Steven MacNeil caught this colourful sunrise earlier this week in Sydney, N.S. What always amazes me is how much a scene ...

Despite lingering hints of winter, signals of spring’s arrival continue to pop up around our region. Lynda Goddard was eager to get some early blooms and brought Forsythia and Viburnum twigs inside her home along Nova Scotia’s Aspotogan Peninsula.