Another round of snow arrives on the Avalon Friday afternoon
Yet another winter storm is lining up for eastern Newfoundland, and yes… it’s the Avalon’s turn again.
Snow arrives Friday afternoon and continues into Saturday morning before either tapering off or changing to rain. Timing-wise, most of the Avalon — including the metro — stays dry through about 2 PM Friday, but by 3–4 PM the snow moves in and quickly ramps up. From there, it becomes heavy at times through Friday night.
This is not your light, fluffy snow. This is the heavy, wet, “St. John’s cement” type. It’s going to pack a punch — not just in how much falls, but in how much it weighs. That matters for shoveling, and it matters for anything exposed like trees or lines.
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Environment Canada already has a snowfall warning out for St. John’s and the southeast Avalon, and that lines up well with what I’m seeing. Right now, I’m thinking about 15–25 cm for the eastern half of the Avalon Peninsula. Amounts drop off pretty quickly as you move northwest — more like 10–15 cm Avalon North, then 5–10 cm toward Placentia Bay, and even less beyond that where mixing or rain becomes a factor.
Outside of the Avalon, it’s a different story. This system doesn’t push very far west. Areas around Bonavista could see more rain or freezing drizzle than snow, while central and western Newfoundland largely miss the main event — at least with this round.
Saturday morning is messy. Snow is still falling across much of the Avalon early on, and travel could be impacted. If you’ve got a flight in or out of St. John’s, keep a close eye on things — delays are definitely on the table. By late morning into the afternoon, we should start to see improvement as the snow tapers off or changes to drizzle.
Then, because this winter just won’t quit, we turn our attention to another system for central Newfoundland later Saturday into Sunday. That one looks like a classic setup where inland areas — around Gander and higher terrain — could pick up another 10–20 cm, while coastal spots deal with mostly rain.
Temperatures across Newfoundland stay fairly typical through the weekend, but there are signs of something better ahead. Once we get past Monday, things start trending milder. By midweek, we’re talking mid-single digits to potentially into the teens in some areas. Labrador especially starts to feel more like spring, with temperatures climbing nicely early next week.
So yes — one more storm to get through, and then maybe… finally… a bit of a break.
I’ll have another update first thing Friday morning with any changes to timing or totals.
The next forecast drops bright and early Thursday morning.
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