Additional snow for some into Wednesday
Ryan Harding, NTV Weather Centre
For the Northern Peninsula, Wednesday morning will look, feel and result in almost a carbon copy of the Avalon Peninsula’s Tuesday afternoon as the latest winter storm shifts north.
If you’re wondering what that looks like off the radar and on the ground, just ask Burgeo – who took the front of this low-pressure system first-thing Tuesday.
Courtesy: Brad Green, Burgeo
The snow on the Northern Peninsula is in part due to a system moving east across Labrador, but merging with the system that rolled across Newfoundland the day previous. While the upper system is fueled by a northeast wind, the west winds return to the southern portion of the island Wednesday, holding the snow to the northern portion of island in an almost stalled state. This is going to be reflected in the island’s snowfall totals.
The totals mirror the totals received Tuesday, just shifted, with St. Anthony collecting the 20-25 cm, reducing to 10-20 cm on the Baie Verte Peninsula across to Fogo Island and Central is on the docket for 5-10 cm with the bulk of that snow coming later in the evening. The west winds stalling the system for the majority of Wednesday weaken, allowing for the snow to drift further south.
As far as sentiments go, Northern Peninsula will have a day that reflects a snow storm, the Baie Verte Peninsula across to Fogo Island and the Kittiwake coast will have a consistent snowfall start to finish for the day, the West Coast will see a consistent flurry state accumulating 5-10 cm while Central will see flurries come and go and see snowfall into the evening. The south side of the island into the Avalon Peninsula will enjoy some sun and cloud, albeit chilly, with the odd flurry passing through.
Meanwhile, in Labrador, snow is slowly making it’s way off the coast towards the mainland. By the overnight hours, Happy Valley-Goose Bay is in the thick of it, while Churchill Falls will wake up to first snowfall and Labrador City receives a lighter total starting in the afternoon.
In terms of the temperature, the west winds plaguing the province will be held for the southern and eastern regions, while further north and into Labrador, a break from that arctic air, leaving coastal Labrador significantly warmer feeling in comparison to the capital in St. John’s by Wednesday evening.
