School Closures as System Pushes Through NL

As a system pushes through Newfoundland today, freezing rain, rain, and snow is expected. There are several school closures this morning and after delays yesterday, Marine Atlantic is hoping to get back on schedule today.

Freezing rain warning for:

Green Bay - White Bay

Buchans and the Interior

Burgeo - Ramea

Channel-Port aux Basques and vicinity

Bay St. George

Corner Brook and vicinity

Deer Lake - Humber valley

Gros Morne

Freezing rain is expected or occurring over inland areas of southwestern Newfoundland, including the Burgeo highway. It will spread northward this morning, potentially lasting for several hours in some areas. The freezing rain will change to rain by noon over all areas except through Green Bay - WhiteBbay where it will become a mix of rain and snow. Areas near White Bay could see up to 5 cm of snow this afternoon.

Snowfall warning for:

Port Saunders and the Straits

Northern Peninsula East

Snow will begin on the Northern Peninsula this morning then ease briefly near midnight before a second, less extensive, round of snow begins overnight. The snow will then taper off Wednesday morning.

Special weather statement for:

Norman Bay to Lodge Bay

Red Bay to L'anse-au-Clair

Snow will begin around midday today in the straits then spread north. Snow will ease briefly near midnight tonight before a second, less extensive, round of snow begins overnight. The snow will taper off Wednesday morning.

Special weather statement for:

Clarenville and vicinity

Terra Nova

Gander and vicinity

Bonavista North

Bay of Exploits

Green Bay - White Bay

Grand Falls-Windsor and vicinity

Buchans and the Interior

Connaigre

Burgeo - Ramea

Channel-Port aux Basques and vicinity

Bay St. George

Corner Brook and vicinity

Deer Lake - Humber valley

Gros Morne

Parson's Pond - Hawke's Bay

A developing storm is forecast to bring wintry weather to the island later this week. At this time it appears much of Newfoundland's interior will see a prolonged wet, heavy snowfall event with gusty northeasterly winds. The highest snowfall accumulations should be in the island's interior, with more of a mixture of snow and rain the closer you get to the coast. Along Newfoundland's east coast, precipitation will fall mostly as rain.

Watches, Warnings, and Special Weather Statements are reproduced with the permission of Environment and Climate Change Canada.