Here’s the latest on this weekend’s winter storms in Canada

From snow, to high winds, to extreme cold, much of Canada is under a severe weather alert this weekend.

Here’s what to expect in your region:

Newfoundland and Labrador

The southeastern tip of Labrador and the entirety of Newfoundland’s coast are under at least one weather alert as of Sunday morning, with warnings for wind, rainfall and winter storms blanketing much of the island.

The area of Labrador from Norman Bay to Lodge Bay is under a winter storm warning. Environment and Climate Change Canada is cautioning snowfall may reach up to 25 centimetres in inland and higher terrain, with wind gusts of up to 80 km/h for much of the area and up to 100 km/h among the Labrador Straits, active to varying degrees by region from Sunday evening into Monday.

In Newfoundland, overlapping warnings are in effect across the island. In the north, a winter storm warning is listing snowfall of between 20 and 30 centimetres and gusts of up to 100 km/h from Sunday morning to Monday. Wind warnings cover the northwest and southeastern portion of the province, with gusts reaching closer to 120 km/h near the eastern coast. The eastern tip of the island is also subject to a rainfall warning of 30 to 50 millimetres, expected to continue until Sunday night.

A special weather statement in Newfoundland’s southwest corner lists snowfall of five to 10 centimetres, with more possible in higher terrain.

Environment Canada warns blowing snow may cause near-zero visibility and endanger travellers, who are advised to consider postponing nonessential travel.

In addition, flooding warnings are in place along the Atlantic coast, with higher than normal water levels and very large waves. Those in the area should beware of flooding as well as coastal erosion. Affected seaside areas should be avoided.

The Maritimes

A winter storm warning is in effect for western Cape Breton Island, with snowfall between 20 and 35 centimetres, reaching up to 90 centimetres in the highlands. Wind gusts could reach 90 km/h, the Environment Canada warning reads.

A special weather statement is active for the remainder of Cape Breton Island and parts of northern mainland Nova Scotia, with five to 10 centimetres of snow expected and wind gusts of between 70 and 90 km/h. A wind warning is also active in eastern Cape Breton.

Prince Edward Island carries a similar weather statement covering Sunday into Monday, with five to 10 centimetres of snow and 70 km/h wind gusts expected for the Charlottetown region. Further in the province’s east, conditions will be slightly more severe, with snowfall near 15 centimetres and 80 km/h gusts.

The Magdalen Islands, located north of PEI and west of Cape Breton’s north coast, is under a separate weather warning, carrying expected snowfall of 15 to 25 centimetres of snowfall and 80 km/h gusts.

Environment Canada warns blowing snow may cause near-zero visibility and endanger travellers, who are advised to consider postponing nonessential travel.

Quebec

Along the eastern coast, near the Labrador boundary, a wind warning for gusts between 90 and 110 km/h is active. To the south, across the Gulf of St. Lawrence, a winter storm warning is in effect for the northern shore of the Gaspe Peninsula with 20 to 30 centimetres of snow and wind gusts of up to 70 km/h expected from Sunday afternoon well into Monday.

Environment Canada warns blowing snow may cause near-zero visibility and endanger travellers, who are advised to consider postponing nonessential travel.

Ontario

Much of southern Ontario is under snow squall warnings as of Sunday morning, stretching from the Kawartha Lakes area in the northeast, along the base of the Bruce Peninsula, down to Grand Bend, Ont., southwest of Stratford. Currently, the southern tip of the province, as well as the Niagara region and much of the Greater Toronto Area, is not under an alert.

Exact conditions vary regionally, but snowfall is expected to range anywhere from five to 15 centimetres across the affected areas. Heavy and blowing snow are expected to create poor visibility conditions. Snow squalls will likely last until later on Sunday.

Elsewhere in the province, an extreme cold warning covers a wide region northwest of Atikokan, Ont., stretching from Lake St. Joseph in the northeast to the boundary with Manitoba and the United States border. Wind chills in that region approaching -40 are expected Sunday morning, and will likely moderate through the day. Along the James and Hudson’s Bay coasts, blowing snow advisories are in effect with gusts of up to 70 km/h and poor visibility expected.

Manitoba

The entirety of southern Manitoba is under an extreme cold warning Sunday, with wind chill values expected to reach as low as -40. What Environment Canada describes as “bitterly cold weather” is expected to moderate by Monday. Cold warnings are expected to end before noon on Sunday.

The Territories

Scattered warnings are in effect across Canada’s high north.

In Nunavut, the communities of Chesterfield Inlet, Rankin Inlet and Whale Cove are under an extreme cold warning, with wind chills of -55 and wind speeds of 40 km/h expected to last into Monday. Further inland, Baker Lake, Nunavut is under an extreme cold warning also carrying -55 wind chills and 40 km/h winds. Here, the chilling weather is expected to linger until Tuesday.

In the Wekweeti and Yellowknife areas of Northwest Territories, an extreme cold warning is active, with wind chills of near -50, and is expected to continue into Monday. The same conditions are expected along the Mackenzie River around Wrigley and Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., as well as Deline, on the coast of Great Bear Lake, and further north in the area of Colville Lake.

A blizzard is expected in Yukon, northeast of Dawson toward the Beaufort Sea. Wind chills of -45, wind gusts of up to 80 km/h and near-zero visibility are expected, with frostbite likely to set in within minutes of exposure.

The South Klondike highway, crossing between Alaska, through British Columbia into Yukon, is under a winter storm watch with gusting winds and 25 centimetres of snow expected. Conditions including rapid snow accumulation and near-zero visibility are expected, lasting from Monday night into Tuesday night. Travel is to be avoided, if possible.