Showers move across Newfoundland and Labrador Thursday
Ryan Harding, NTV Weather Centre
West to east moving showers dampen most of Newfoundland for parts of Thursday
Starting on the western side of the island, a system of rain moves east as Thursday unfolds. It’s the first of two rainfalls taking that path of travel over the next 24 hours, with the second finishing up in the Metro region early Friday morning. As a province, all regions range in the 5-15 mm rainfall total between Thursday and early Friday morning.
The first rainfall starts on the west and south coast through the overnight, brushing past Central and the Baie Verte peninsula on and off through the morning.
By late morning and early afternoon that rain reaches the eastern side, spending more time further south. In fact, only some light rain is anticipated for the Metro region around the 3 pm mark.
Newfoundland’s second wave of rain starts on the Northern Peninsula near the supper hour Thursday. Still moving west to east, this system looks to mostly effect the northern side of the island, resulting in areas like the Bair Verte to Fogo Island being closer to the 15 mm end of the 5-15 mm range.
Thursday’s wind stays relatively light, gusting mostly from the southeast at a 10-30 km/h pace. It picks up near the midnight hour along the northern peninsula, continuing to pick up along the north-facing side into Friday.
With Thursday south wind and lack of sun, fog creeps into the picture late Thursday evening, specifically along the southern side of Newfoundland.
Newfoundland and Labrador’s daytime highs for Thursday
Rain funnels through Labrador’s south coast Thursday
Some light rain moves through inland Labrador Thursday, spending most of it’s time funneling out of the south coast.
The south coast shares a 5-15 mm range with Newfoundland.
An easterly wind keeps the coastlines cooler again, even threatening Cartwright with some wet snow. However, it appears as though it should stay warm enough long enough to fall as just rain.
The sky clears as the rain passes, leaving open skies as the conditions dry.
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