ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Telegram
Another storm is set to bring high winds and rain to the Avalon and Burin peninsulas and southeast Newfoundland Friday, says SaltWire meteorologist Cindy Day.
The fine snow pounded Halifax Thursday morning.
Beginning Thursday evening, the snow was to push into the southwest corner of the island and move in just after midnight on the Burin, Avalon and southeast regions.
While the last storm Tuesday into Wednesday brought a lot of snow, this one is taking a different track, Day said.
"The last northeaster that came through was just off the coast. There was lots of snow. This is going to track up along the south coast, so that’s going to put you on the warm, windy, wet side of the system eventually. You are going to start with an icy freezing rain mix and then push over to rain by sunrise (Friday),” Day said.
The snow-ice pellet-freezing rain amount will be around five centimetres, Day said.
Then it turns to rain, with a warning of about 25 millimetres on the Avalon and a possible 50 millimetres on the Burin Peninsula.
There is also a wind warning for the southeastern portion of the island with winds from the east gusting to close to 100 km/h most of the day, threatening possible rain and wind damage, Day said.
Another little system Saturday afternoon to evening will bring five to 10 centimetres of snow on the Avalon, with a few showers changing to rain on Saturday night and back to flurries on Sunday.
Most of the rest of the sytems coming in the unsettled spring will be snow changing to rain, Day noted.
But there should be a warming trend coming.
As for the west coast, the Thursday-Friday event is to bring 20-30 centimetres of snow and a possible brief bit of rain, and will not be as windy.
Central is due about 10-15 centimetres of snow with southeast winds gusting 50-60 km/h before a changeover to rain, and then things clearing, Day said.
Labrador will be unscathed, with a couple of centimetres of snow.
