Unsettled Weather Returns/Sticks Around As We Start The New Week
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Monday started on a familiar note across parts of eastern Newfoundland, with cloud, drizzle and fog hanging around through the morning. Even CBS started the day socked in before skies eventually cleared, and that improvement spread into parts of the St. John's metro area during the afternoon. The fog never went too far, though, and remained visible just offshore in places like Torbay.
While eastern areas were improving, the next batch of showers was already arriving in western Newfoundland. Those showers will continue moving from west to east tonight and should reach the Avalon and Bonavista peninsulas by Tuesday morning. Labrador is also seeing scattered showers moving eastward, particularly between Goose Bay and Cartwright.
Tuesday should actually begin fairly quiet across much of Newfoundland, with some areas even seeing sunshine. As the day progresses, however, another area of low pressure will move into the Gulf of St. Lawrence and help showers and thunderstorms develop across western and southwestern Newfoundland. Southeastern Labrador will also have a chance of seeing storms later in the day.
While thunderstorms aren't expected everywhere, a few could become fairly strong. The main threats will be locally heavy rainfall of 15 to 25 mm, wind gusts potentially reaching 80 km/h and hail around 1 cm in diameter. The best chance of seeing that activity will be across western and southwestern Newfoundland and southeastern Labrador Tuesday afternoon and evening.
Another noticeable change Tuesday will be the wind. A more southerly flow will push the fog toward south-facing shores while allowing areas farther inland and along some northeast-facing coastlines to see brighter conditions. It'll also start feeling more humid, and that increase in moisture becomes even more noticeable heading into Wednesday.
By Tuesday night, rain will become more widespread across western Newfoundland and southeastern Labrador as the low moves closer. Wednesday then looks like the more unsettled day across much of the Island, with plenty of cloud, areas of rain and showers, and the possibility of additional thunderstorms.
There may actually be some breaks in the cloud along northeast-facing shores Wednesday thanks to the southerly wind, and that could become important for anyone hoping to catch the celestial events happening that day. Then, as the low begins pulling away Wednesday night, skies may start clearing across a larger portion of the province just in time for the peak of the Perseid meteor shower.
Under ideal conditions, the Perseids could produce roughly 50 to 75 meteors per hour Wednesday night. Obviously, the weather will play a huge role in what we're actually able to see, but there are at least some encouraging signs that the clouds may begin breaking at the right time. The darker your location and the clearer your sky, the better your chances will be.
Once we get through Wednesday, the forecast improves. Thursday looks noticeably drier across Newfoundland, and Friday isn't looking too bad either before another somewhat unsettled pattern tries to return for the weekend. Temperatures through the next week remain fairly close to seasonal values, with plenty of highs in the upper teens and lower 20s rather than any significant heat.
So while Tuesday and Wednesday bring another round of unsettled weather, this doesn't look like a prolonged stretch of rain. There will be some decent weather mixed in, and hopefully the timing works out well enough to give us a good look at the Perseids Wednesday night.
The next forecast update will be tomorrow morning! Check back for updates!
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