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3 years ago

The muggies make a return for Wednesday, as do the showers

Good Wednesday morning! And for parents and kids, welcome to the 2023/24 School Year! As what’s left of Gert, spinning east of Nova Scotia this morning drifts a little more to the west, the wind direction across the Island will turn more southerly over the Island, compared to eastern and northeasterly on Tuesday. This will […]

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3 years ago

Will be feelin’ like summer on the first day of school

The remnants of Tropical Storm Gert are spinning south of Newfoundland and east of Nova Scotia this evening. That is driving broad, easterly flow, across much of the region today. That setup has brought fog to eastern sections of the Island, while the West Coast, Southwest Coast, and much of Labrador have seen sunshine and […]

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3 years ago

What are Fallstreak clouds and how do they form?

Yesterday my social media was inundated with pictures of a fallstreak cloud, or hole punch cloud, seen over western parts of the Avalon Peninsula. Along with that, I was asked the question, how do these form? Well… let’s get into it! The formation of high-altitude fallstreak clouds is a product of intricate atmospheric processes. Let’s […]

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3 years ago

Gert’s remnants make for a soggy day in parts of the Province

Good Tuesday morning! The remnants of Hurricane/Tropical Storm/Tropical Depression Idalia are spinning to our south this morning. It’s not currently being monitored by either the National Hurricane Centre in Florida or the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax. This means, at this point, both organizations are looking at it like it is a standard low-pressure centre, […]

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