Heavy Snow and Strong Winds Will Impact Eastern Newfoundland and the Avalon This Weekend Beginning Later This Evening

For the second week in a row, we will have a storm to close out the week in Newfoundland. This week, however, there is just snow in the forecast, along with strong winds, and the main target will be Eastern Newfoundland and the Avalon.

A low pressure system will pass south of Nova Scotia today and the outer edge of snow will push into the Burin and Avalon Peninsulas as well as parts of the South Coast this evening, around 5-7pm. Overnight, the snow will spread north to cover the Bonavista Peninsula and extend west to include Gander.

The heaviest snow from this system is expected to fall in the Eastern Avalon, including the St. John’s Metro, at a rate of 2-3cm per hour for a few hours. The Avalon can expect 15-30cm of snow from this storm, but the Eastern Avalon could possibly see 30-40cm with the possibility of 40+cm locally.

Overnight Friday and through the day Saturday, there will be wind gusts of 60-80 km/h coming from the northeast. This will reduce visibility with blowing snow, possibly making travel difficult at these times.

The snow will begin to taper off for the Burin Peninsula and the rest of Eastern Newfoundland Saturday evening and overnight, but it will continue in the Avalon until the early morning hours Sunday. Outside of Eastern Newfoundland, there is the chance of a few centimetres of snow, but the rest of the Island can expect trace amounts of snow up to 5cm through the weekend.