A Cold Front Brings Showers Tonight and Cooler Temps for Wednesday
Tonight
Showers continue across much of the island tonight as a cold front dips south. That front will keep the showers going over the Northern Peninsula and parts of central, with more scattered activity further east and south.
As cooler air sinks in behind the front, temperatures drop — 6 to 7°C across the Northern Peninsula and central, near freezing in Labrador West, and still mild in southern and eastern areas. Labrador, on the other hand, is looking at clear skies and a brilliant evening.
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Tomorrow (Wednesday)
The front settles south, bringing a noticeably cooler day for eastern Newfoundland. Expect highs early in the day around 14–15°C, before falling back into the lower to mid-teens by afternoon. Central and western areas start cool but rebound into the mid-to-upper teens.
The combination of cooler air, lighter winds, and drier skies could set the stage for scattered frost tomorrow night, especially inland.
Meanwhile, Labrador enjoys a beautiful Wednesday under sunshine, with temps in the mid-to-upper teens.
The Extended
Thursday brings a warm push province-wide. Happy Valley-Goose Bay reaches 22°C, while central and western Newfoundland climb into the low 20s. Even St. John’s may flirt with 20°C — which would mark the 82nd day this year with a high of at least 20°C, extending the record already set.
Friday turns unsettled. A system crossing Quebec and the Maritimes pushes into Newfoundland in the morning, spreading rain — heavy at times along the south coast and southern Avalon. Totals look to be in the 20–40 mm range for those areas, while Labrador sees lighter amounts (5–15 mm). By Friday night or early Saturday morning, most of the rain will be out of the way.
The weekend still looks decent overall, especially Saturday, before cooler air slides in early next week.
In the Tropics
Hurricane Gabrielle remains a powerful Category 4 storm in the open Atlantic, with winds gusting to 270 km/h. Thankfully, it poses no threat to Newfoundland and Labrador beyond some swell. Gabrielle is expected to weaken while racing toward the Azores and eventually Portugal, with waves of 5–6 meters forecast for the famous surf spot at Nazaré on Sunday.
Other areas of development in the tropics bear watching, especially for Florida, the southeastern U.S., and eventually Atlantic Canada. I’ll be tracking these closely with updates in the Sheerr Weather App.
