New Brunswick weather: Supermoon brings super tide tomorrow

Tuesday will be a cloudy and mild day in New Brunswick, says CBC meteorologist Jim Abraham,with rain and the highest tides of the year, brought about by the supermoon,expected on Wednesday.

Temperatures will reach double digit highs between 10 C and 14 C in many communities.

"Scattered showers will develop in western sections of the Maritimesthis evening and spread across the region overnight," Abraham said.

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"More frequentshowers or periods of rain will follow on Wednesday... again a mild dayWednesday with temperatures reaching 12 to 15 C."

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Fundy National Park,Grand Manan and Coastal Charlotte County,Moncton and Southeast New Brunswick and Saint John and County.

The supermoonwill mean thathigh tide, expected near noon on Wednesday in the Bay of Fundy, will be the largest tide of the year.

"Storm surge and waves from the low will combine with the high tide and result in higher than normal water levels for most of the Bay of Fundy," the statement says.

"There is also a possibility of heavy rain from this storm starting overnight tonight and ending Wednesday afternoon or evening."

While supermoons are not uncommon, every 14thfull moon is a supermoon, a supermoon this size hasn't been seen since 1948 and another like it won't come around until 2034.

Thursday will bring a mix of sun and cloud with sunshine expected on Friday.

New Brunswick forecast

Northern New Brunswick

Today: Increasingly cloudiness throughout the day with a high near 10 C.

Tonight: A few showers are expected overnight, with fog developing and a low near 4 C.

Wednesday: Expect 10 to 20 mm of rain, winds from the southeast at 25 km/h and a high near 12 C.

Fredericton and area

Today: Skies will become mainly cloudy today with a high near 12 C.

Tonight: Expect a few showers and fog developing with a low of 8 C.

Wednesday: It will be a wet day with 10 to 15 mm of rain expected, southeast winds at 25 km/h and a high near 14 C.

Southern New Brunswick

Today: It will be mainly cloudy with with a high near 12 C.

Tonight: Expect a few showers and low near 8 C.

Wednesday: Periods of rain expected with 10 to 15 mm on the way. Winds will be from the southeast at 30 km/h with a high near 14 C.