Quiet Weather Ahead? Certainly Looks That Way!
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A few showers and some rain are still in the forecast through Tuesday, but once we get past that, Newfoundland and Labrador are heading into a remarkably quiet stretch of weather for late September.
A large area of high pressure will build over Quebec this week, helping to keep most of the province dry for several days. Temperatures across Newfoundland will generally run near or a little below seasonal, while Labrador will be near to slightly above normal. Before that settles in, we have one more unsettled day to get through.
An area of low pressure developing south of Newfoundland, combined with some upper-level energy dropping out of Quebec and Labrador, will keep showers and areas of rain going tonight and into Tusday for some areas of the Island. The showers become more widespread across western and central Newfoundland, while eastern areas may see a steadier period of rain overnight.
By midnight, rain should be affecting the Avalon, Bonavista Peninsula and parts of the northeast coast, with scattered showers farther west and into southern Labrador. Most of that activity moves offshore by Monday morning, but an area of showers and rain will linger near the northeast coast and central coastline through much of the day.
That area of unsettled weather will slowly slide south through the day. Places from Green Bay–White Bay toward Cape Freels could see showers at some point, along with some patchy fog near the coast. By evening, the showers work toward Bonavista Bay and the Bonavista Peninsula before brushing the Avalon Monday night and finally moving out.
Monday will also be a little breezy. Winds won’t be anything like what we saw over the weekend, but a core of stronger gusts will rotate from northwest to southeast through the day. St. Anthony could gust near 65 km/h around midday, with gusts near 60 km/h possible around Bonavista by evening. Parts of the northeast, east and south coasts could still see gusts in the 40 to 60 km/h range Monday night before the winds ease offshore. After that, the pattern settles down considerably.
Wednesday should mark the beginning of the quieter stretch, with lower wind speeds and relatively few chances for rain through much of the rest of the week. Temperatures also trend milder, with eastern Newfoundland reaching the upper teens by Thursday and central Newfoundland potentially getting into the low 20s. Western Newfoundland and the Northern Peninsula also spend much of the latter half of the week in the middle to upper teens.
Labrador looks mild as well, especially around Happy Valley-Goose Bay, where highs could reach the upper teens or low 20s later in the week.
The incoming air mass will also be fairly dry. That may allow the forest fire risk to creep upward somewhat despite it being late September, so it’s something worth keeping an eye on if dry conditions persist.
The next forecast update will be tomorrow morning! Check back for updates!
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