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Cataracts Provincial Park, NL

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YELLOW WARNING - WIND

Impact Level: Moderate

Forecast Confidence: High


Strong winds that may cause damage continue. Locations: Avalon Peninsula. Maximum wind gusts: west to northwesterly 80 km/h except 100 to 110 along parts of the coast. Time span: late this evening until overnight. Remarks: A period of strong winds is expected to occur on the backside of a departing storm system. Local utility outages are possible. Secure loose objects. Wind warnings are issued when there is a significant risk of damaging winds. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NLstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #NLwx. For more information about the alerting program, please visit: Colour-coded Weather Alerts.

In effect for:

  • Avalon Peninsula Southwest

Current ConditionsObserved at: Argentia

-2°C

Wind:
NW 12 km/h
More details
Temperature:
-1.6°C
Pressure:
101.0 kPa
Dew point:
-5.7°C
Humidity:
74%
Date:
Observed at:
Argentia

ForecastForecast issued:

YELLOW WARNING - WIND

Impact Level: Moderate

Forecast Confidence: High


Strong winds that may cause damage continue. Locations: Avalon Peninsula. Maximum wind gusts: west to northwesterly 80 km/h except 100 to 110 along parts of the coast. Time span: late this evening until overnight. Remarks: A period of strong winds is expected to occur on the backside of a departing storm system. Local utility outages are possible. Secure loose objects. Wind warnings are issued when there is a significant risk of damaging winds. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NLstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #NLwx. For more information about the alerting program, please visit: Colour-coded Weather Alerts.

In effect for:

  • Avalon Peninsula Southwest

Detailed ForecastForecast issued:

A few rain showers or flurries
Tonight
-7°C*
Snow changing to a few rain showers or flurries early this evening and then changing to flurries near midnight and ending overnight then partly cloudy. Blowing snow over exposed areas overnight. Local rainfall amount 2 mm. Local snowfall amount 2 cm. Wind southeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming southwest 40 gusting to 70 then west 60 gusting to 90 except gusting to 110 along parts of the coast near midnight. Temperature rising to plus 3 this evening then falling. Wind chill minus 18 overnight.
Flurries
Tue, 9 Dec
-1°C
Becoming cloudy in the morning with flurries. Risk of snow squalls in the afternoon. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind northwest 40 km/h gusting to 70 becoming west 30 gusting to 50 in the morning. High minus 1. Wind chill minus 17 in the morning and minus 8 in the afternoon.
Night: Cloudy periods with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 5.
Chance of flurries
Wed, 10 Dec
C
Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. High plus 2.
Night: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Low plus 1.
Rain
Thu, 11 Dec
C
Rain. High 8.
Night: Cloudy. Low plus 3.
Rain showers or flurries
Fri, 12 Dec
C
Rain showers or flurries. High plus 3.
Night: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 3.
Cloudy
Sat, 13 Dec
C
Cloudy. High zero.
Night: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 2.
Flurries
Sun, 14 Dec
-1°C
Flurries. High minus 1.
Normals:
Max2°C.Min-4°C.
Sunrise:
7:38 NST
Sunset:
16:15 NST

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