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Eddie’s Evening Update; showers and rain return for Tuesday

By Eddie Sheerr — 2 years ago

A weak area of low pressure will swirl across the Island over the next 12 hours or so and will bring areas of rain, showers, and even the risk of some passing thunderstorms with it. The storm risk is overnight and anything that does develop should be rather isolated. This image from ECCC shows where the risk of minor storms is highest overnight.

Outside of the passing storms, showers will be widespread, along with areas of rain, tonight and Tuesday across much of the Province. It will also turn a bit cooler for most of us during the next 24 hours as winds turn onshore. Fog patches are possible too, mainly over eastern areas, through the time frame.

Lows tonight will be in the teens on the Island and teens to single digits in Labrador. Speaking of Labrador, expect quiet weather overnight and Tuesday. The only thing to look out for Tuesday will be some showers in the west during the afternoon.

The remainder of the week looks to remain on the cooler side across much of the Island as winds look to remain onshore. The reason for this will be a stubborn high setting up show north northeast of the Island. Chance for rain returns for southern and eastern sections of the Island on Thursday, and more widespread chances come in for Saturday.

Meanwhile, in Labrador, the weather looks to remain quiet for the next 4 or 5 days, with only scattered showers in the forecast. Temperatures rise to warmer-than-average levels by the middle and end of the work-week.

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Rare Fogbow was spotted near Marystown over the weekend!

By Eddie Sheerr — 2 years ago

This is an excellent example of a fogbow! This photo was taken near Marystown over the weekend by Amy Walsh-Rowlands.

Amy was on her deck in Little Bay, Marystown (Burin Peninsula) having tea and this formed in front of her and her family. She says it was a foggy, misty morning so she assumed it was fog of some sort.

Amy says she has never seen fog form a fogbow.

What is a fogbow you ask?

A fogbow is a pale, almost colorless rainbow-like circle that appears in the foggy air. It’s kind of like a cousin to a regular rainbow. Just like a rainbow happens when sunlight passes through raindrops, a fogbow happens when sunlight passes through tiny water droplets in the fog.

But there’s a difference. While a rainbow has lots of colors, a fogbow is usually much fainter and mostly white or very pale. This is because the water droplets in fog are smaller than raindrops, so they don’t break the sunlight into separate colors as effectively.

So, think of a fogbow as a misty, ghostly circle of light that shows up in the fog when the sun is shining through it. It’s a pretty and rare sight, so if you’re lucky enough to see one, enjoy the magical moment!

Fogbow near Marystown on the weekend of August 12, 2023

How are fogbows and rainbows different?

Rainbows and fogbows are both colorful circles of light made by sunlight and water droplets. But they’re different because rainbows are made by bigger raindrops and have bright colors, while fogbows are made by smaller fog droplets and are paler. Rainbows are seen when it’s both sunny and rainy, while fogbows happen in foggy weather. Fogbows are like fainter, less colorful rainbows that can sometimes form full circles.

Eddie’s Monday morning update; the day starts nice, and rain arrives this afternoon

By Eddie Sheerr — 2 years ago

Good day, and welcome to the new work week. The day is starting off on the quiet and nice side of the weather coin across much of the Province this morning. As of 6:45 AM weather conditions from coast to coast on the Island and the coast to the border in Labrador are looking good!

Temperature-wise, as you’re getting ready to head out the door, you can expect seasonable temperatures. Most locations are reporting teens this morning across Newfoundland and Labrador. And wind speeds for most areas are light to moderate.

Monday’s Outlook

A weak area of low pressure is going to spin its way across the Cabot Strait, and that low is going to spread rain across the Island from southeast to northeast throughout the day. The rain will arrive on the southwest coast later this morning, the West Coast early this afternoon and just about everywhere else will see the rain hold off until this evening or tonight. The rain will fall tonight and will taper off from west to east later tonight and on Tuesday. For eastern areas, the rain and showers will not end until Tuesday afternoon or evening.

The day will start on the sunny side for most of us, but clouds will be on the increase as the area of low-pressure swings in. Temperatures today will peak in the 20s for the eastern half of the Island, upper teens for the west, and teens will also be found throughout much of Labrador.

Futurecast (below) shows the timing of the rain, clouds, and hourly temperatures from tonight through Tuesday.

I’ll have another update for you later today!

/Eddie

Eddie’s Update; Sunday’s forecast

By Eddie Sheerr — 2 years ago

Sunday will be a beautiful day across much of Newfoundland and Labrador. Expect partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies with highs into the upper teens to lower 20s. Humidex values will be in to the middle/upper 20s for some.

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Eddie’s Saturday update: Weather improves through the day

By Eddie Sheerr — 2 years ago

Very few storms came through overnight… disappointedly for some. Like me.

The radar shows we had rounds of heavy rain work across the Island over the last 12+ hours. However, the thunderstorms I thought would be found in the rain never transpired. Or if they did, they were much less widespread than it looked like they would be just yesterday.

18-hour satellite radar loop – August 11 to 12, 2023

For the rest of today, the weather will generally improve on the Island, with sun and cloud becoming prevalent for most. The exception will be the West Coast and GNP, where showers and clouds will hang around through much of the day. Scattered showers will also be found this afternoon over central and eastern areas, with the chance of some isolated thunderstorms. Highs reach the upper teens to lower 20s.

Southeast Labrador will see rain become widespread today and that will ease off tonight. Otherwise expect partly to mostly cloudy skies across the Big Land, with highs in the mid to upper teens.

Sunday will be a decent day across the Province, with highs in the upper teens and lower 20s for most.

Have a great Saturday!

Eddie’s Forecast: expect some boomers Friday night and Saturday morning across the Island

By Eddie Sheerr — 2 years ago

An area of low pressure swirling through the Maritime Provinces this evening will work its way toward, and over, Newfoundland late tonight and Saturday morning. The track of this will drive heavy rain, with embedded thunderstorms across a large part of the Island later tonight into Saturday morning. The most intense storms will be found over a large part of the Island from near Bay St. George to the Avalon, with storms possible anywhere south of the Great Northern Peninsula.

*Thunderstorm risk, late August 11 to early on the 12th, 2023*

Any storms that wind up embedded in areas of heavier rain will increase local rainfall rates. Those increased rates will lead to some areas seeing very heavy amounts of rain, while areas nearby see significantly less. Areas that see the most rain could see as much as 50 mm.

The Future Radar (below) does a very good job of timing out the arrival of heavier rain and embedded thunderstorms. Essentially anywhere on the map where you see the orange and red blotches is the computer saying, “Hey, I think there will be a storm here!”

On the Avalon, the timeline looks to be between 3 and 7 AM for the storms. Areas to the west will likely see that threat in a similar timeline, perhaps a bit earlier.

Once we are through late tonight and early Saturday morning, the weather will improve across the Island. In fact, most of us will see sun and cloud by the afternoon along with highs in the lower 20s. The exception will be the West Coast and GNP, where rain and showers will linger through the day.

The rain will also work into southeast Labrador Saturday, and become heavy at times. The rain will taper to shower Saturday night.

Sunday will see a great day across the Province, with highs in the teens and 20s. The next chance of rain arrives for many on Monday.

The Perseids Meteor Shower will peak this weekend (read about it here) and viewing conditions look like they will be the best Saturday night, where upwards of 60 meteors per hour will be seen in clear skies.

Sadly it looks like only a fraction of the Province will see clear skies. Viewing conditions for the next 3 nights can be found below.

Friday will be decent for most of N.L., before rain arrives this evening

By Eddie Sheerr — 2 years ago

Good Friday morning! We’ve made it to the end of another work week and it looks like Mother Nature is going to reward many of us with a decent day.

Expect a large part of the Province to see a mix of sun and cloud today, with highs reaching the middle teens to lower 20s this afternoon. The coolest readings will be found in northern Labrador and the warmest over parts of Central and eastern Newfoundland. Below is a map of the expected highs today

There will be some exceptions to the sunshine, and those areas will be found over the West Coast, Great Northern Peninsula, and parts of southeast Labrador, where showers will linger throughout much of the day. I also cannot rule out the chance of passing showers over Central and Eastern areas, especially this morning. In fact, radar shows a few over the Avalon and another near Fogo Island. Track them yourself using the interactive radar on the NTV Weather Page!

The next area of low pressure will swirl in tonight, and this will bring some heavy rain to parts of the Island late tonight and early Saturday morning. The weather on the Island will improve Saturday, while parts of Labrador will see the rain linger into Saturday. There is even the risk of some thunderstorms over parts of Central and eastern Newfoundland late tonight and Saturday morning. The map below shows this threat, and all you need to know about is the brighter the color the more likely storms are to pop up.

*RDPS CAPE (Convective Available Potential Energy) Index – August 12 at 9:30 AM NDT*

The rain from this next low will hold off until later this evening or later. I’ll have a more detailed update on the timing of it all later today.

Also, Saturday evening looks like it may be your best chance to see the Perseids Meteor Shower. Here is a blog post I put up yesterday about the event!

Have a great day!

Eddie

Thursday evening’s forecast; rain showers linger into Friday before another round of rain moves in Friday night

By Eddie Sheerr — 2 years ago

Tonight’s Overview

The rain shower activity will continue across much of the Island overnight, while the Northern Peninsula and parts of southern Labrador will see more in the way of rain. Lows will generally be into the teens across NL, with the warmest readings being found on the Island.

Tomorrow’s Overview

Overall Friday is going to be a quiet day across the Province. There will be some scattered showers over eastern areas of the Island early, and on and off showers for the West Coast and GNP through the day. Highs will be in the mid-teens to lower 20s. Labrador will see showers in the southeast, while areas farther north and west will see some sun and highs into the teens.

The Extended

Another area of low pressure will swirl across the Gulf Friday night into early Saturday. This will bring rain to the Island Friday night into Saturday morning, and southern Labrador on Saturday. The rain on the Island will be heavy at times, and there is the risk of thunderstorms late Friday night in the east. Highs Saturday will be in the teens and 20s.

Skies will slowly clear Saturday and that will set us up for a decent Sunday across the Province. Highs into the teens and 20s.

A soggy Thursday is on tap for much of the Province

By Eddie Sheerr — 2 years ago

A slow-moving, sloth-like, area of low pressure is really making its presence known across parts of the Province this morning. Virtually all of Newfoundland and parts of western Labrador are waking up to either rain, showers, or drizzle. It’s also a bit windy, which makes being outside in any of this more unpleasant than it has to be. The radar loop from the last 6 hours, ending just before 7 AM this morning, shows us where the rain is. The brighter the color, the heavier the rain.

The area of low pressure will trudge across the Island today and the rain, showers and drizzle will continue across the Island because of it. The rain will generally become less widespread and more showery as the afternoon and evening progress. Except on the Baie Verte and Northern Peninsulas, where some heavier rain will arrive this evening. Also, southern Labrador will see the rain and showers increase later today as well, as the area of low pressure begins to make its way off the Island.

Along with the rain, we can see temperatures will also be on the cooler side today, with highs across the board in the teens. Today will certainly have a fall-like feel to it, even though we’re in the early stages of August.

There are some signs of warmer weather on the horizon, but we will have to wait until the weekend to see that. Speaking of the weekend, the next area of low pressure will swirl in Friday evening, and this will bring more rain, and wind, to the Province. Ferry crossings between NS and NL may be impacted, yet again.

I’ll have your next update later today.

Have a good one!

Eddie

Rain moves in tonight and continues through Thursday on the Island while showers linger in Labrador

By Eddie Sheerr — 2 years ago

The Overview

An area of low pressure will meander through the Gulf of St. Lawernece over the next 24 hours, before finally crossing over the Island late Thursday into early Friday. The presence of this low is driving rain across much of the region this afternoon, and the rain will only increase in coverage overnight and Thursday.

The rain will become moderate to heavy at times over much of the Island tonight, and that will linger through the day on Thursday. There is a slight risk of some embedded thunderstorms, but I don’t anticipate them to be widespread at this time. The rain will taper to showers Thursday afternoon from south to north. The showers will not fully end until early Friday morning.

The showers will increase in southern Labrador late tonight and that will turn into heavier rain Thursday afternoon. The rain in southern areas of the BIig Land will linger into late Friday.

Rainfall amounts by early Friday morning will be in the 15-30 mm range for a large part of the Island, with lower amounts in Labrador. The rainfall projection below highlights that well.

Lows tonight will generally be in the lower to mid-teens on the Island and lower teens to near 10° in Labrador. Thursday will see temperatures similar to the last couple of days, with highs in the mid-teens to near 20 across N.L. There will not be a lot of sunshine during the next 24 hours.

Wind speeds in the Wreckhouse area will continue to be a problem through early Thursday. A Wreckhouse Wind Warning remains in effect until that point, and gusts will be from the southeast as high as 110 km/h.

The Extended

Friday will start on the calm side but will feature scattered showers across much of the Island and parts of Labrador. Skies will be partly to mostly cloudy across the Province. Highs will be mid-teens through the Big Land to lower 20s over much of the Island.

Another area of low pressure will roll through Friday night into Saturday. This looks to bring another bout of heavy rain to the West Coast, and parts of southern Labrador in that time frame. Areas north and east of the low, look to largely miss out on the heaviest rain. This next low may impact ferry crossings to Nova Scotia during that time frame.

Sunday will see a nice recovery across much of the region, with sun and cloud and highs back to the 20s for much of the Island and near 20 for parts of Labrador.

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