

Have a weather question you would like answered? Send your weather photos and questions to. Newfoundland certainly has its fair share of wet and windy weather, but still consider securing loose objects at risk of blowing around, make sure any storm drains, and gutters are cleared, and use extra caution along coastal regions this weekend. Large waves and ocean swells are also expected over the southern Grand Banks Saturday, with heights of 10 to 15 metres Saturday, subsiding Sunday and Monday as the storm weakens. Offshore, winds of hurricane force are expected over the southern Grand Banks Saturday, diminishing to gale force on Sunday. Heights of three to seven metres are also expected on parts of the south and northeast coasts. Large waves and pounding surf will impact coastal areas this weekend, with wave heights building to five to eight metres around much of the Avalon Peninsula from Saturday afternoon until late Sunday. What to expect as Earl tracks southeast this weekend. About 10 to 30 mm of rain is forecast for southwest Avalon near Placentia Bay and the Bonavista Peninsula, but otherwise, the northern half of the Burin Peninsula into northeastern Newfoundland should expect about two to 10-plus mm. Spaghetti models (also called spaghetti plots, spaghetti charts and spaghetti diagrams) is the nickname given to the computer models that show potential tropical cyclone paths. Rainfall amounts of 30 to 50 mm are forecast for the Avalon Peninsula, excluding the southwest near Placentia Bay, with the likelihood that localized amounts of 50 to 80-plus mm will fall over the northeast Avalon, including St John’s. Periods of rain will also impact the Bonavista Peninsula and parts of northeastern Newfoundland, with just a chance of showers on the Burin Peninsula.

Rainfallīroken showers will arrive on the Avalon Peninsula ahead of Earl Saturday morning, but the steadier and heavy periods of rain develop through Saturday afternoon into the evening, continuing Sunday and likely at least part of Monday. It will be windy for the rest of the island this weekend, too, with northerly wind gusts of 30 to 60 km/h later Saturday through Sunday. Northeast to northerly winds will be sustained between 30 and 60 km/h for the Avalon, Burin and Bonavista peninsulas, with gusts of 60 to 80 km/h expected, with gusts of 80 to 110 km/h along coastal areas of the Avalon from Conception Bay to Cape Race – strongest along exposed areas of the coast. Gusty winds develop through Saturday across eastern Newfoundland, persisting into Sunday and slowly easing Monday. This will allow offshore marine impacts and some land impacts for eastern Newfoundland. The forward speed of Earl will significantly diminish as it passes over the southern Grand Banks, becoming nearly stationary before moving to the east on Monday.

ECCC Canadian Hurricane Centre September 9, 2022 Large waves, gusty winds, and rain are expected for parts of the Avalon Peninsula. 🌀 Hurricane #Earl south of Atlantic Canada is accelerating towards the southern Grand Banks by Saturday afternoon.
