Heavy snow pushes into Newfoundland, looking ahead to a weekend storm
A parade of storms continues across the East Coast as another winter storm could follow close behind our current system
A disruptive bout of snow and ice that swept through the Maritimes on Thursday is pushing into Newfoundland to end the week.
This won't be the last of the stormy weather this week, either, as yet another system takes aim for the latter part of this weekend. More heavy snow looks likely.
As always, be sure to keep up-to-date on your local weather alerts, and always check the highway conditions before heading out.
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Heavy snow pushes into Newfoundland
A low-pressure system that brought plenty of heavy snow to Ontario and Quebec arrived in the Maritimes on Thursday with widespread snow, ice pellets, and freezing rain.
We’ll see the snow and ice come to an end across the Maritimes through the overnight hours as our system pushes into Newfoundland. Expect snow to ramp up across the island late Thursday night and into Friday morning.
Heavy snow will continue through Friday across Newfoundland, with folks on the Avalon Peninsula expecting a transition to ice pellets through Friday morning. We’ll likely see 10-15 cm of snow across the St. John’s area through Friday morning, with slightly higher totals down toward Trepassey.
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued a blowing snow advisory for the Avalon Peninsula ahead of this latest snowfall event.
“Travel is expected to be hazardous due to reduced visibility in some locations. Visibility may be significantly and suddenly reduced to near zero,” ECCC said in the alert.
Wind gusts will also ramp up through the day as the core of the storm approaches the region. Coastal communities could see gusts reach or exceed 80 km/h at times.
Westerly winds wrapping around this system will allow snowfall to continue across western Newfoundland and Cape Breton into the day Saturday. This sea-effect snow could contribute to total accumulations approaching 60 cm in some areas.
Eyes toward another weekend system
The snowy weather won’t end with this storm’s departure. We’ll see a brief pause in the active conditions before our next system arrives Sunday and Monday.
While there’s still plenty of uncertainty around track, precipitation types, and amounts, this developing storm could be a big snowmaker for parts of the region. Continue to check back into the weekend as forecasters continue to monitor the data.
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