Nor'Easter Stays South, But Does That Mean It Stays Sunny?
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Friday turned out beautifully across Newfoundland and Labrador, with sunshine from St. John’s to Corner Brook and into Labrador West. Clear skies and light winds will make for a cooler night in some areas, with lows generally between 4°C and 9°C.
The good news is that the quiet weather continues through the weekend. Saturday will bring a little more cloud to southern and eastern Newfoundland compared with the last couple of days, but overall it still looks like a very nice day across the Island. Labrador is also in good shape, with plenty of dry weather around.
Temperatures in Labrador will be noticeably cooler Sunday, though. Happy Valley-Goose Bay is forecast to reach around 20°C Saturday before falling back to about 13°C Sunday, while parts of the south coast could go from around 21°C Saturday to near 11°C Sunday.
A broad area of high pressure north of the Great Lakes is responsible for the settled pattern, keeping most of Newfoundland and Labrador sunny and dry through the weekend.
What about the nor’easter?
The storm I’ve been tracking for the last several days will remain well to our south, but parts of the Maritimes will get closer to its northern edge.
The heaviest rain stays focused around New Jersey, New York, southern New England and parts of Maine. Some rain may also reach western Nova Scotia Saturday, with showers potentially getting as far north as Halifax Sunday. A few heavier showers or thunderstorms could also work across the Bay of Fundy toward parts of New Brunswick early Sunday. Cape Breton looks to stay in better shape, while Newfoundland and Labrador remain largely out of the conversation when it comes to rain from this system.
Wind will also be strongest closer to the U.S. northeast coast. Western Nova Scotia and parts of coastal New Brunswick may turn a little gusty, but by Sunday the winds there look more breezy than significant.
There will also be some higher seas associated with the nor’easter, mainly near the northeastern U.S., the Gulf of Maine and southern Bay of Fundy. Newfoundland may see some larger waves offshore as well, but those are not being driven by this storm.
For Newfoundland and Labrador, the weekend forecast remains straightforward: a few more clouds in some areas Saturday, less cloud Sunday, and otherwise a very quiet stretch. That quiet weather also looks set to continue into next week. Temperatures rebound into the upper teens and lower 20s in parts of Labrador by Monday, and the next meaningful chance of showers may not arrive until Thursday or Friday.
For late September, this is about as easy a forecast as you could ask for.
