Kalin Mitchell

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue to develop across parts of the Maritimes Tuesday afternoon into early evening. The showers and thunderstorms will weaken and end late Tuesday evening towards midnight.

The National Hurricane Center declared Ernesto a category-one hurricane with maximum sustained winds near the centre of the storm rated as 120 km/h on Wednesday.

A ridge of high pressure will build out of the northeastern United States and over the Maritimes this week.

The Maritime provinces prepare to transition from summer to fall.

A low-pressure system currently sitting to the west of Bermuda is being given a 20 per cent chance of tropical development by the National Hurricane Center in the United States.

A low-pressure system containing moisture drawn up from the subtropical Atlantic will bring heavy rain and gusty winds to parts of the Maritimes Friday night and Saturday.

A month's worth of rain fell in some areas of Nova Scotia over the weekend.

With high pressure moving in from the west, the sky will clear overnight in the Maritimes. It will be a crisp September night with a risk of frost for a few areas.

Right along with the fall colours, apple picking season is synonymous with autumn in the Maritimes. I checked in with some orchards in the region and it sounds like it is a bountiful crop this year!

A pattern of persistent high pressure continues to keep the Maritimes relatively dry and warm for this time of the year.