Freezing Drizzle Remains A Concern This Evening Ahead Of Thursday’s Snowfall
Snow is moving from the Maritimes towards NL and will arrive late tonight or early Thursday. I get into the timing of the snow, amounts, the weekend forecast and how freezing drizzle and glazed donuts share something in common in tonight’s forecast. Watch the video (above) for the full scope and read the blog post below for more detailed information!
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WHAT, WHEN AND WHERE?
An area of low pressure will swirl out of the Maritime Provinces tonight and head for Newfoundland. The low coming in will push snow into southern areas before sunrise Thursday, and then the rest of the Island will see it arrive Thursday morning. The snow will end from south to north through the morning, and in southern, central, and eastern areas it will either have ended, lightened up, or changed to drizzle by midday. The West Coast, Northern Peninsula and parts of the southwest coast will see the snow linger into Thursday night and Friday. It will be locally heavy at times in those areas, especially in the higher terrain and the mountains.
Labrador will see the light snow and freezing drizzle on the coast transition to steadier snow Thursday morning or afternoon. Areas around Goose Bay, back to the Churchill Falls area, and the Churchill Valley will see snow begin overnight and continue into Friday. Snow ends on the coast by Saturday morning.
Interestingly… A nearly stationary band of light to moderate snow looks like it will set over interior and western Labrador Friday into Saturday. There is the chance that gets pulled, or more realistcally stretched, down toward southwestn Newfoundand as well in that time frame… This will be an interesting feature to watch, as the snow beneath it will be significant, but the exact location may not align with the guidance. I’ll be watching it closely.
Snowfall Amounts
Avalon Peninsula: 3 to 7 cm by midday Thursday
Bonavista Peninsula: 5 to 10 cm by midday Thursday
Burin Peninsula: 5 to 10 cm by midday Thursday
Clarenville areas and northeastern Newfoundland: 5 to 10 cm by midday Thursday
Gander and Central, Bucahns/Millertown: 5 to 10 cm by midday Thursday
Green Bay - White Bay: 10 to 15 cm by Thursday evening
South Coast / Connagire / Southwest Coast / BSG: 4 to 8 cm by Thursday evening
Southwest Coast / BSG area will pick up another 5 to 10+ cm between Thursday night and Saturday morning
West Coast: 5 to 10 cm by Thursday evening — 10 to 20 cm by Saturday morning
Northern Peninsula (eastern side): 10 to 15 cm
Northern Peninsula (western side): 5 to 10 cm
Labrador Coast: 5 to 10 cm by Thursday evening, 15 to 30 cm total by Saturday morning
Goose Bay area: 5 to 10 cm by Thursday evening, up to 15 cm by late Friday or Saturday morning
Churchill Falls: 8 to 12 cm by Thursday evening, up to 20+ cm by Saturday morning
Lab West: 2 to 5 cm by Thursday evening, up to 15 cm by Saturday morning
WIND - WILL THERE BE ANY?
There will be some wind with this system; however, unlike with previous storms this winter, I’m not expecting gusts to exceed 80 km/h over exposed areas of southern and eastern Newfoundland and coastal Labrador. Wind speeds pick up Thursday, but for most areas will not peak until Friday, due to the low’s position. On Thursday, the low will be over the island, and on Friday it will slowly drift in the Atlantic north of Newfoundland. This position places much of the Province under breezy conditions. Expect gusts to 60 km/h on Thursday and 80 km/h on Friday.
THE WEEKEND AND BEYOND
An area of high pressure will build in this weekend, setting the stage for some decent weather across the Province. Other than a few flurries, I expect a good bit of sun to be found across the region. Temperatures will not be much different from what we’ve seen over the last few days… perhaps a touch cooler for Sunday and the early part of next week. Speaking of next week… multiple computer models are pointing toward the potential of a signiiatn winter storm around Tuesday. While it’s very early to get into details on this, it is something ot watch for the time being.
I’ll have my next update posted tomorrow morning!
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