Morning Briefing

Thursday Morning’s Weather Briefing — February 12, 2026

By Eddie Sheerr·February 12, 2026 · 6:00 AM

Good Thursday Morning!

Here are today’s weather highlights:

• Snow will fly across much of NL today as an area of low pressure moves in. It’s arriving now in the south and east and will arrive a bit later farther north and west.

• Snow will end by midday for much of central, eastern, and southern Newfoundland, while it continues into the overnight for the West Coast, Northern Peninsula, and Labrador.

• Snowfall for most areas will be 5 to 10 cm today, with some exceptions for western Newfoundland, the GNP and coastal Labrador.

• Yellow Level Warnings for Snowfall and Freezing Drizzle are still in effect at this hour from Environment Canada.

• Highs will be near 0ºC for much of the Island and coastal Labrador, while areas west of Happy Valley – Goose Bay in Labrador will be closer to the minus teens.

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The group of animations above shows how the snow plays out from today through tomorrow and Saturday. Following that, the snowfall map should give you a good idea of what you can expect in your area. If you need some clarity, consult the list below.

Today’s Expected Snowfall Amounts:

• Avalon Peninsula: 3 to 7 cm by midday Thursday

• Bonavista Peninsula: 5 to 10 cm by midday Thursday

• Burin Peninsula: 5 to 10 cm by midday Thursday

• Clarenville areas and northeastern Newfoundland: 5 to 10 cm by midday Thursday

• Gander and Central, Bucahns/Millertown: 5 to 10 cm by midday Thursday

• Green Bay – White Bay: 10 to 15 cm by Thursday evening

• South Coast / Connagire / Southwest Coast / BSG: 4 to 8 cm by Thursday evening

  • Southwest Coast / BSG area will pick up another 5 to 10+ cm between Thursday night and Saturday morning

• West Coast: 5 to 10 cm by Thursday evening — 10 to 20 cm by Saturday morning

• Northern Peninsula (eastern side): 10 to 15 cm

• Northern Peninsula (western side): 5 to 10 cm

• Labrador Coast: 5 to 10 cm by Thursday evening, 15 to 30 cm total by Saturday morning

• Goose Bay area: 5 to 10 cm by Thursday evening, up to 15 cm by late Friday or Saturday morning

• Churchill Falls: 8 to 12 cm by Thursday evening, up to 20+ cm by Saturday morning

• Lab West: 2 to 5 cm by Thursday evening, up to 15 cm by Saturday morning

We are looking at a little bit of wind today, tonight and Friday as well. Coastal areas will see gusts nearing 70 to 80 km/h later today, tonight and Friday. And whlie that may sound a touch high, at least its not 100+ km/h! The Metro area will see wind speed peak later today before slowly coming down.

The rest of the Island and Labrador will see the wind speeds peak later today, tonight and Friday as our low slowly departs. The animation below shows how the wind speeds will play out in the time frame.

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