Avertizari vremea, Paulangiut Island

special weather statement in effect Heavy rain and strong winds will impact the eastern Kitikmeot beginning Thursday night and will continue through the weekend. Rain will move into the area Thursday night and will intensify on Friday. There is some uncertainty regarding the total amount of rain that will fall at each community. Generally, amounts are expected to be between 20 and 40 mm. The rain may change to snow on Saturday. Periods of rain or wet snow will linger into early next week. Strong wind gusts will begin to surface Friday morning as well. Wind gusts of 70 to 90 km/h from the east are possible on Friday and Friday night. These winds will taper off by Saturday morning, but will shift, strengthen and blow up to 70 km/h from the west for the remainder of the weekend. Conditions will improve early next week. ### Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #NUStorm.