Messy commute Thursday morning for Burin and Avalon as island sees latest wave of snow
Ryan Harding, NTV Weather Centre
The next wave of snow comes bright and early Thursday morning for parts of the island, making it’s way fully across quite quickly. The system doesn’t last long in any region, however, the snowfall rate is going to cause visibility concerns in some areas, toggling on a special weather statement for the Burin and Avalon Peninsula.
It all kicks off along the South Coast first thing Thursday morning, reaching both Corner Brook and the Metro region just in time for a messy morning commute.
The island as a whole has a pretty even 5-10 cm range as, again, the system is only spending two to four hours in a region before moving along. However, for the Burin and Avalon Peninsula, the snowfall rate peaks at 2-3+ cm per hour, promising make travel subpar in communities already struggling with narrow roadways.
For southeast Newfoundland its a southeast wind that is fueling a warm up as the morning rolls into the afternoon. This is going to bring some rain on the backend. The Southern Shore leads the way with up to 5 mm of the wet stuff while it’s likely the other areas will experience short periods of light rain mixed with some drizzle and freezing drizzle. Just enough to make it gross and just enough to make that snow damp and heavy. Again.
For the rest of the island, the snow leaves the West Coast late Thursday morning, lasting through Central into early afternoon. The northern portion will see the snow into mid-afternoon. That 5-10 cm range is seen below, with a touch less expected for Northern Peninsula. Central and up would lean closer to the five, while east, west and south push for the ten.
Having already surpassed the snowiest February on record with some flurries Wednesday, St. John’s is likely to break the snowiest recorded month ever, beating December 2000’s 173.4 cm with Thursday’s snow.
The tail end of this system does look to pass over the south coast of Labrador, offering L’Anse-au-Loup to Port Hope Simpson an opportunity to pick up a fifth centimetre in a day that offers most of Labrador a 2-4 cm range. Snow moves through Happy Valley-Goose Bay clinging to the coastline Wednesday night into late Thursday morning.
