Heavy rain pushes into Newfoundland as Nova Scotia catches a break
A plume of tropical moisture will flow toward Newfoundland on Sunday, bringing a risk for heavy rains to parts of the island
It’s been a rough spell of active weather in the Atlantic provinces this past week after high heat and record humidex values led into a historic flash flood event that slammed parts of Nova Scotia on Friday.
SEE ALSO: Record flooding in Nova Scotia leads to four missing people, state of emergency
Communities near Halifax saw more than 200 mm of rain in a few hours as downpours drenched the region, unleashing major flash floods that washed out roads and sent crews searching for four people reported missing.
Nova Scotia will catch a break to end the weekend as the plume of tropical moisture nudges east and brings a threat for heavy rain to Newfoundland.
Sunday
Areas: New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Labrador, and eastern Quebec
Weather: A risk for thunderstorms will continue over much of Eastern Canada as we head into our Sunday.
A lingering disturbance over the region will provide enough lift to spark showers and thunderstorms with the heat of the day. While the storms should remain below severe limits, plenty of tropical moisture lingering over the region will allow storms to produce heavy rainfall, especially across parts of Newfoundland.
DON'T MISS: Nova Scotia's historic rains would've smashed records in Florida
We’ll see a chance of showers across hard-hit sections of Nova Scotia on Sunday, but we shouldn’t see anything nearly as bad as we’ve seen in recent days as the core of that tropical moisture pushes east.
No relief is on the horizon when it comes to the mugginess, however, as warm temperatures and high humidity will stick around straight through the upcoming week. Humidex values in Halifax look to crack the mid-30s on each of the next seven days. Storm chances will rise again later in the week.
Stay with The Weather Network for the latest on conditions across Eastern Canada.