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9:41pm radar: Some flurries over the Avalon Peninsula.

Some spots may see a dusting of snow to 1-2cm.

#NLwx

26.11.2025 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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More strong winds are on tap tonight & tomorrow. Gusts on 80-110 km/h for most areas, especially for the coast. The Wreckhouse will see gusts near 140 km/h.

#NLwx

16.11.2025 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rainfall amounts for the island will generally range 15-30mm. A little less for western Nfld, with parts of the south coast and southern Avalon possibly exceeding 30mm.

Snowfall for Labrador: 15-25cm, except lesser amounts on the coast where rain will be predominant.

#NLwx

16.11.2025 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Another day, another #NLwx system.

Rain moves over the island tonight, continuing into Monday AM. Rain tapers to showers Monday afternoon from south to north.

Labrador will see snow & rain on Monday into Monday night, with rain near the coast, snow inland & over high terrain.

16.11.2025 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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9:29am radar: Some showers along the southeastern Avalon & southern shore. These should move offshore and the Avalon should see some sun & cloud today.

#NLwx

16.11.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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⚠️=NEW=⚠️ Snowfall warning issued for Eagle River.

Snowfall amount: 5-10cm, except 15cm over higher terrain.

Snowfall is expected Monday.

#NLwx

16.11.2025 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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⚠️Wreckhouse wind warning ⚠️

Southeasterly gusts to 140 km/h this evening until Monday morning.

#NLwx #nltraffic

16.11.2025 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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⚠️=NEW/UPDATED=⚠️ Wind warnings posted for western & southern Nfld, the southern Avalon, Bonavista Pen, Bonavista North and parts of the GNP.

Wind warnings are posted for various times between this evening and tomorrow.

#NLwx

16.11.2025 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Eastern Nfld will also see some strong winds tonight for a few hours with SE gusts of 80-100 km/h for the Avalon, parts of the Burin Pen near Placentia Bay & the Bonavista Peninsula.

#NLwx

14.11.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rainfall will once again be heaviest in the east with the Avalon & Burin Pens as well as Clarenville area seeing 10-20mm, with pockets near 30mm possible.

Elsewhere will generally see between 5-15mm.

#NLwx

14.11.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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More rain is on the way for Newfoundland beginning this afternoon or this evening.

Rain spreads north and west through the night, and continues on Saturday as showers and flurries or light snow into Labrador.

#NLwx

14.11.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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3:53pm radar: Heavy rain over the southern Avalon, heading toward Metro & the northern Avalon just in time for the evening commute.

It'll be a dicey drive home for #nltraffic.

The Burin Peninsula & south coast also seeing periods of rain with heavier pockets.

#NLwx

13.11.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hopefully we'll have a wetter winter, especially if we end up with another hot and dry summer next year.

13.11.2025 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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3. After a brief lull Friday afternoon for eastern Newfoundland, more rain will be on tap for Friday evening and night for the Avalon and parts of eastern Newfoundland.

#NLwx

12.11.2025 23:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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2. Rainfall tomorrow aft/eve to Friday AM or aft:

Avalon Peninsula: 20-40mm, with pockets near 45mm.

Burin & Connaigre: 15-25mm.

South coast, central, east & NE Nfld : 5-15mm.

Central & western Nfld may also see 2-5cm in wet snow, esp inland and over higher terrain.

#NLwx

12.11.2025 23:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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1. More wet #NLwx is on the way, esp for south & east Nfld.

Rain begins for the south coast, Burin Pen & S. Avalon tomorrow aft, reaching elsewhere late aft or eve.

The heaviest rain will be in the east. Central & west will see rain mix w/or chg to snow.

Precip tapers Friday.

12.11.2025 23:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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5. Strong winds on tap for western Nfld Tuesday AM.

Gusts to 100 km/h except 120 km/h in the Wreckhouse & areas prone to enhanced SE'lies.

South, east & NE Nfld: Gusts 80-100, except 110-120 km/h in exposed areas Tuesday night & Wednesday.

#NLwx

09.11.2025 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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4. Snowfall amounts for Labrador:

Western Lab, Churchill Valley, Central Lab: 15-25cm.

Northern Labrador: 20-30cm+

Parts of western Nfld & GNP: 2-5cm, except 10cm+ in high terrain.

#NLwx

09.11.2025 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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3. Rainfall amounts Monday night to Wednesday night:

SW coast: 75-120mm+

South coast, Burin Pen: 50-100mm.

Elsewhere in Nfld: 30-60mm.

Coastal & SE Labrador: 30-50mm.

#NLwx

09.11.2025 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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2. Newfoundland will see rain, at times heavy Monday night or Tuesday until Tuesday night or Wednesday. The heaviest rain will be for south & parts of western Nfld.

Onshore showers or flurries expected for west & south on Wed & Wed night.

Strong winds on tap as well.

#NLwx

09.11.2025 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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1. Another potent #NLwx system is set to move in Monday night or Tuesday for all of NL, departing on Wednesday.

Labrador will see snow or ice chg to rain for west, north & parts of central Monday night into Tue, followed by rain back to snow for central & coastal areas.

09.11.2025 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
RAIN AND WIND EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT TO WEDNESDAY. 

LOCATION: NEWFOUNDLAND. 

TIME SPAN: BEGINNING MONDAY EVENING UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

POSSIBLE HAZARDS: 

- ENHANCED SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS FOR WRECKHOUSE AND ALONG THE WEST 
COAST EXCEEDING 100 KM/H. 
- INLAND SOUTHEASTERLY AND SOUTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 80 AND 
100 KM/H. 
- COASTAL SOUTHEASTERLY AND WESTERLY WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 100 AND 120 
KM/H. 
- SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL BETWEEN 50 AND 100 MM, MAINLY ALONG THE SOUTH 
COAST. 

REMARKS: A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK THROUGH THE MARITIMES AND 
LABRADOR ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY, WITH A SECOND SYSTEM TRACKING 
NEAR WESTERN NEWFOUNDLAND TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. STRONG 
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AND RAIN WILL DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST 
THROUGH TO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SOME AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE A BRIEF 
PERIOD OF STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EARLY ON WEDNESDAY. 

CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE ON WEDNESDAY FOR MOST OF THE 
ISLAND, ALTHOUGH PARTS OF THE WEST COAST WILL LIKELY SEE A 
CHANGEOVER TO FLURRIES BEFORE PRECIPITATION FINALLY TAPERS OFF 
WEDNESDAY NIGHT

RAIN AND WIND EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT TO WEDNESDAY. LOCATION: NEWFOUNDLAND. TIME SPAN: BEGINNING MONDAY EVENING UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. POSSIBLE HAZARDS: - ENHANCED SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS FOR WRECKHOUSE AND ALONG THE WEST COAST EXCEEDING 100 KM/H. - INLAND SOUTHEASTERLY AND SOUTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 80 AND 100 KM/H. - COASTAL SOUTHEASTERLY AND WESTERLY WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 100 AND 120 KM/H. - SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL BETWEEN 50 AND 100 MM, MAINLY ALONG THE SOUTH COAST. REMARKS: A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK THROUGH THE MARITIMES AND LABRADOR ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY, WITH A SECOND SYSTEM TRACKING NEAR WESTERN NEWFOUNDLAND TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AND RAIN WILL DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH TO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SOME AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EARLY ON WEDNESDAY. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE ON WEDNESDAY FOR MOST OF THE ISLAND, ALTHOUGH PARTS OF THE WEST COAST WILL LIKELY SEE A CHANGEOVER TO FLURRIES BEFORE PRECIPITATION FINALLY TAPERS OFF WEDNESDAY NIGHT

⚠️=NEW=⚠️ Special #NLwx statement issued for Newfoundland.

Timeline: Monday evening to Wednesday afternoon.

Strong winds and periods of heavy rain expected.

Heaviest rain likely for the south coast.

Coastal gusts 100-120 km/h.
Inland gusts 80-100 km/h.

Details:

08.11.2025 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Another low is set to swing through beginning this afternoon or late this evening, ending overnight or Sunday AM.

Rain will be heaviest in the east with showers elsewhere.

Avalon, Burin Pens & south coast: 15-30mm+.

Clarenville: 10-20mm.

Bonavista Pen: 5-15mm.

#NLwx

08.11.2025 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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St. John's Airport #YYT reporting 5cm of snow as of 11:30pm.

#NLwx

07.11.2025 03:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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St. John's Airport #YYT reporting 4cm as of 10:30pm.

Moderate snowfall continues over most of the Avalon Peninsula. Lighter snow now over Clarenville & most of the Burin Peninsula.

#NLwx

07.11.2025 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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St. John's Airport #YYT reporting 2cm of snow as of 9:30pm.

#NLwx

07.11.2025 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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⚠️=NEW=⚠️ Special #NLwx statement issued for the Avalon & Burin Peninsulas, as well as Clarenville and Connaigre.

Tonight: 2-4cm of snowfall, except 10cm over higher terrain.

Precip likely remains as rain or a mix along the coast.

06.11.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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12:23pm radar: Rain, at times steady or heavy is underway for the southern half of the Avalon (south of the TCH), Burin Pen, south coast & Isthmus of Avalon.

Rain is moving nortward and will arrive on the northern Avalon, Clarenville & Bonavista early-mid afternoon.

#NLwx

06.11.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rainfall for tomorrow afternoon/eve to overnight tomorrow night:

Avalon Pen: 20-40mm.
Burin Pen: 15-30mm.
Bonavista Pen, Clarenville & Connaigre: 5-15mm.

Snowfall for inland & higher terrain of the Avalon, Clarenville & Burin Pen: 5cm, possibly higher in high terrain.

#NLwx

05.11.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Another system is set to impact south & east Nfld beginning tomorrow aft or eve, ending overnight Thursday night.

Rain will be heavy at times tomorrow eve/night for the Avalon & Burin Pens.

Rain will mix with or chg to wet snow inland & over high terrain, incl the Avalon

#NLwx

05.11.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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