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It’s Officially Spring — Someone Forgot to Tell the Weather

By Eddie Sheerr·March 20, 2026 · 2:09 PM

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Spring may have officially arrived, but it’s not going to feel like it across Newfoundland and Labrador anytime soon.

Temperatures tonight will fall into the minus teens and 20s in Labrador, with single digits below zero on the Island. The weekend doesn’t offer much relief either, and for some areas, it’s going to look and feel a lot more like mid-winter than late March.

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🌨️ Weekend Snow Targets West and South

An area of low pressure tracking out of the Gulf of Maine through the Maritimes will bring a round of snow to parts of the Province beginning Saturday.

• West Coast & South Coast: Snow develops Saturday, becoming widespread Saturday night into Sunday morning

• Northern Peninsula: Snow arrives Saturday morning and continues into Sunday

• Southeast Labrador: Snow later Saturday into Sunday, with some significant totals possible

• Eastern NL (including Avalon): Mainly dry Saturday, with light snow early Sunday (generally a couple cm or less)

Behind the system, conditions improve Sunday with a mix of sun and cloud, although onshore flurries and localized squalls may persist across western Newfoundland.

📊 Snowfall Expectations

Snowfall amounts will vary significantly depending on elevation and location:

• Higher terrain (Long Range Mountains): 30–60 cm possible

• Lower elevations (West Coast): Generally 10–20 cm, locally higher inland

• South Coast (Port aux Basques area): ~10–30 cm, but highly variable near the water

• Northern Peninsula & Southeast Labrador: ~10–20 cm

• Central/Eastern NL: Minimal accumulation

This is a classic setup where terrain and wind direction will play a major role, meaning nearby communities could see very different totals.

⚠️ Early Next Week: A Much Bigger System — But Big Uncertainty

Attention then turns to a potentially significant storm from later Monday into Wednesday.

Right now, computer models are in poor agreement on how this system evolves. Some show a major snowfall event, while others track the system differently — leading to very different outcomes across the Province.

👉 What this means:

• Forecasts (including apps and maps) may change significantly over the next few days

• Snowfall projections will likely jump around as models come into better alignment

• It is too early for specifics, but this is a period to watch closely

Two different models for the same time period already show very different solutions, which highlights just how uncertain things are right now.

🔍 What I’ll Be Watching

Over the weekend, I’ll be tracking:

• Trends in multiple model runs (not just one)

• Storm track consistency

• Temperature profiles (rain vs snow vs mix)

• Regional impacts across Newfoundland and Labrador

This isn’t about posting raw model output — it’s about understanding the setup and how it evolves.

📲 Stay Updated

I’ll be providing updates throughout the weekend as confidence improves.

You can follow along here:

• 📱 Sheerr Weather App

• 🌐 Website (Storm Centre, forecasts, highway cams)

• 📘 Facebook

• ▶️ YouTube

As always, my focus will be on where the weather is expected to have the greatest impact, and I’ll keep refining the forecast as we get closer.

👇 Bottom Line

• Winter isn’t done yet

• Weekend snow will impact western NL and parts of Labrador

• A potentially significant and uncertain system is on the table for Monday–Wednesday

• Expect forecast changes — and stay tuned

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I’ll have my next update posted tomorrow morning!

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