Kelly Butt

11:05am radar: Periods of rain and showers ongoing for the Avalon & parts of the Burin Peninsula. That will taper this afternoon or evening, depending on location. Elsewhere will see gradual clearing skies. #NLwx

#NLwx Wednesday: AM mostly cloudy with sunny breaks for central & east, otherwise sun & cloud or mainly sunny for Nfld. Chc of AM showers for western. Temps: Mid-upper single digits. Labrador: Sun & cloud, with increasing cloud in the north. Temps: Mid single digits.

Wintry scenes this afternoon/early evening from Labrador City & Wabush. #NLwx #nltraffic

Cold temps, & in some cases, the first frost for many parts of Nfld looks likely for Monday overnight/Tue AM. Even colder for Tue overnight/Wed AM Temps -5° in low lying areas to just above 0° Tuesday AM Temps -8° in low lying areas to near or just below 0° on the coast. #NLwx

⚠️Special #NLwx statement in effect for Labrador City & Wabush.⚠️ Accumulating snow of 4-8cm is expected this afternoon until overnight tonight.

⚠️=NEW=⚠️Special #NLwx statement in place for the Great Northern Peninsula & Green Bay-White Bay. High terrain snow of 2-7cm is expected, with higher amounts possible over the high back country of the Long Range Mountains. Timeline: Late this evening into Monday afternoon.

5:23pm radar shows some moderate to heavy showers over the western & NW Avalon, near Clarenville, the Isthmus and part of the Bonavista Peninsula. Moderate to heavy showers are moving into the Metro St. John's area. #nlwx

GOES 19 satellite showing gradual clearing skies from west to east. Most of eastern Nfld should see some sun this afternoon. However the Avalon likely won't clear out until this evening. #NLwx

⚠️Wind warning in effect for today & this evening⚠️ Coastal areas from St. John's, Northern Avalon to Green Bay-White Bay: Gusts to 100-110 km/h. Port Saunders & The Straits and N. Pen East: Gusts to 100 km/h. GFW & Gander: Gusts to 90 km/h. #NLwx #nltraffic

8:53pm radar: A swath of moderate to heavy rain on the go for the south coast, moving into the Burin Peninsula, through Gander, Terra Nova, Clarenville, Bonavista & the NE coast. Rain is moving northeast. #NLwx #nltraffic

brb, putting bricks on my trampoline as per @isotachtics.bsky.social. 😂 #nlwx

⚠️Special #NLwx statement in place for St. John's and vicinity⚠️ Wind gusts to 80 km/h, with stranger gusts possible on the coast. Timeline: Saturday afternoon & evening. #NLwx #nltraffic

⚠️=NEW=⚠️ Wind warning (yellow level) in effect on Saturday for: Coastal areas from Avalon Pen North to Green Bay-White Bay: Gusts to 100-110 km/h. Port Saunders & The Straits, Northern Pen East: Gusts to 100 km/h. Gander & GFW: Gusts to 90 km/h. #NLwx #nltraffic

6:29pm radar: Another round of moderate to heavy rain is underway for the Avalon Peninsula. Rain is getting going for Metro and parts of the northern Avalon. Rain is moving northeastward. #NLwx

⚠️=NEW=⚠️Special #NLwx statements issued for Saturday AM to Saturday night for rain & strong winds from a fall storm. Potential wind gusts: 70-100 km/h for the northern Avalon & Clarenville. 80-110 km/h for the NE coast from Bonavista to Green Bay-White Bay.

Excellent #NLwx for tomorrow's USR/Provincial Marathon in St. John's Sunny skies on tap 7am: Winds: SW 10-15. Temp: 7° 8am: Winds: SW 20. Temp: 10° 9am: Winds: SW 20-30. Temp: 13° 10am: Winds: SW 20-30. Temp: 14° 11am: Winds: SW 20-30. Temp: 17° 12pm: Winds: SW 20-30. Temp: 18°

⚠️Frost advisory in effect⚠️ GFW, Green Bay-White Bay, Buchans & Deer Lake-Humber Valley. Temperatures of 6° to 2°. Coolest in low lying areas. Timeline: Early Sunday AM. #NLwx

4:17pm radar update: Heavy showers and thunderstorms widespread from GFW & the Exploits Valley, thru Gander, Terra Nova and Clarenville as well as south coast. Also seeing some showers and thundershowers along the NW Avalon. #NLwx

3:05pm radar: Widespread thunderstorm activity ongoing for Gambo, Glovertown, Terra Nova to Clarenville & Bonavista Peninsula. Also seeing some thunderstorm activity on the NW Avalon, south coast & northern Burin Peninsula. #NLwx

⚠️=NEW=⚠️Special #NLwx statement issued for the Avalon Peninsula for significant rainfall⚠️ Potential rainfall: 40-70mm. Timeline: Saturday afternoon to Sunday afternoon. There is some uncertainty where the heaviest rainfall ends up. I suspect this SWS may become a warning.

A potent low is still set to bring significant rainfall & gusty winds to Nfld beginning on Saturday. Periods of rain & showers continues thru Sunday & possibly Monday for some. Rainfall amounts may be near or exceed 50mm for some, along w/gusty easterlies of 60-80 km/h. #NLwx

The next few days look pleasant across Nfld & Labrador. However, guidance suggests the potential for a potent system which may bring some significant rainfall and gusty winds to Newfoundland beginning Saturday and lasting through much of the long weekend. #NLwx #StayTuned

Today's #NLwx: Nfld: Mainly sunny or sun & cloud for most. Showers this aft for western Nfld. Temps: Upper teens & low 20s. Lab: AM sun & cloud, then showers (w/risk of thundershowers in the SE). Rain in the north. Low-mid teens north, west. Upper teens to low 20s central & SE

The near total lunar eclipse should be visible for most of NL tonight, as most areas should be mainly clear or have partly cloudy skies. South & SE areas may see increasing cloud overnight. Times for St. John's are attached. They will vary slightly elsewhere. Times courtesy of timeanddate #NLwx

Late summer heat continues for #NLwx tomorrow! Nfld will see mainly sunny skies with temps in the low-mid 20s. Cooler in onshore winds. Labrador also will be mostly sunny, with the chc of aft showers in the west & north. Temps: Mid-upper 20s, except upper teens/low 20s north.

⚠️Special #NLwx statements in effect for the Avalon, Burin & Connaigre Pens. Rainfall warning for Burgeo-Ramea⚠️ Timeline: Today or this evening until tonight or Wed AM. Rainfall - Avalon, Burin, Connaigre: 20-40mm+ Rain - Burgeo-Ramea: 20-30mm, except 50mm in heaviest rain.

8:05am radar: A line of moderate to heavy showers are over the Avalon & parts of eastern Newfoundland. Showers are moving NE toward the Metro area, eastern & NW Avalon as well as parts of the Bonavista Peninsula. #NLwx

#NLwx today: Mainly sunny or a mix of sun & cloud for Nfld & Labrador. A slight chance of pop up showers or thundershowers for central Nfld this aft. Increasing cloud for Lab West this afternoon. Temps for the province will be in the upper teens & low 20s.

9:35am radar shows some lught to steady showers over the Avalon. Heaviest are north of Placentia, through Colinet, and along the eastern side of St. Mary's Bay. Showers are moving northeast. #NLwx

St. John's Airport #YYT reached 23.7°C yesterday. That was the warmest day for August 2026 thus far and warmest day since July 24th (26.0°C). #nlwx

B'ys, don't scare it away! GOES-19 satellite showing some sunny breaks over the Avalon & Burin Peninsulas and other parts of eastern Newfoundland. #nlwx

Hot Sunday for many! 🔥 33.1°C Goose Bay #YYR (2nd highest in 2026); 32.8°C Cartwright (warmest s/Aug 13, 2025); 32.6°C Mary's Hr (warmest s/Aug 11, 2025); 30.2°C Badger (first 30+°C & warmest s/Aug 13, 2025); 27.8°C Sagona I (warmest s/all-time rec 28.3°C on Jun 11, 2007!). Data s/1994. #nlwx

A blocking pattern setup this week for #NLwx. Western Nfld will continue to be warm with mid-upper 20s. Central cools by Tuesday, w/mid-upper teens to near 20° Eastern Nfld sees mid-upper teens. Occasional drizzle, showers & fog are expected for east & central as well.