Thursday Morning’s Weather Briefing — November 12, 2026
Good Thursday Morning!
- A windy start on the Island, with west to southwest winds gusting near 70 km/h this morning around Bonavista and Port aux Basques, and over 60 km/h around Placentia and Harbour Breton. The wind eases this afternoon.
- Temperatures of 1° to 4° this morning, with highs of 4° to 7° under mostly cloudy skies. The rain is gone for most of the Island today.
- Rain, snow and wet snow continue on the west coast and Northern Peninsula this morning. Environment Canada’s special weather statement for Gros Morne to Hawke’s Bay continues until this evening, with 20 to 30 cm in all, highest over elevated terrain.
- Labrador: snow in Lab West today, with 7 to 12 cm in Labrador City, and 3 to 7 cm in Churchill Falls before it mixes with rain this afternoon. Rain in Goose Bay and along the coast, about 6 mm in Nain and Hopedale. The snowfall warning for the Churchill Valley and Eagle River has ended.
- Rain returns to the Island later Friday.
Alerts in effect
- Special Weather Statement for Gros Morne to Hawke’s Bay: potential snowfall of 20 to 30 cm, highest over elevated terrain, continuing until this evening. Rain, or rain mixed with snow, is expected near the coast.
Yesterday’s low has moved off toward Labrador, and the Island is waking up to a brisk west to southwest wind behind it. It’s 3° in St. John’s with gusts to 45 km/h, but it’s windier elsewhere, with gusts to 71 km/h in Bonavista and 69 km/h in Port aux Basques, and over 60 km/h around Placentia and Harbour Breton. Give yourself a few extra minutes if you’re driving a high-sided vehicle this morning. The wind eases through the afternoon and into tonight.
For most of the Island, today is dry and mostly cloudy, with highs of 4° to 7°. A few showers of rain and wet snow are possible in St. John’s this morning. On the west coast, snow showers taper off in Corner Brook and Deer Lake this morning, but from Gros Morne to the Northern Peninsula, a mix of rain and snow continues through the day, with snow over the higher terrain. The NL511 webcam just south of Corner Brook (at elevation) does show some wet snow, while the camera in the city’s centre shows no snow and wet roads.
Environment Canada’s special weather statement for Gros Morne to Hawke’s Bay continues until this evening. St. Anthony has rain and snow this morning, turning to all snow this afternoon, and Port au Choix is windy with rain and snow showers.
In Labrador, the snow has shifted west. Labrador City has light snow this morning and could pick up 7 to 12 cm today, with a high near 1°. Churchill Falls has 3 to 7 cm more this morning before it mixes with rain this afternoon. The snowfall warning for the Churchill Valley and Eagle River has ended, and Goose Bay is in the rain this morning, with showers this afternoon and a high near 5°. On the north coast, it’s rain, about 6 mm today in Nain and Hopedale and more tonight, with gusty northeast winds in Hopedale.
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Eastern Newfoundland / the Avalon: Cloudy in St. John’s, with a few showers of rain and wet snow this morning and a high near 7°. West-southwest winds of 25 to 40 km/h, gusting near 50 km/h. Windy around Placentia this morning, with gusts over 60 km/h and a high near 6°. Overcast and windy on the Bonavista Peninsula, with west-southwest winds of 40 to 55 km/h and a high near 6°. Cloudy around Clarenville, with a high near 6°. Partly cloudy tonight, with lows of 1° to 3°.
Central: Cloudy and windy this morning in Gander, with southwest winds gusting near 60 km/h and a high near 5°. Cloudy in Grand Falls-Windsor, with a high near 5°. Lows tonight of -1° to 0°.
West Coast: Snow this morning in Corner Brook and Deer Lake, tapering off this afternoon, with highs near 4°. Cloudy and windy in Stephenville, with a few flurries possible and a high near 4°. Snow showers this morning in Rocky Harbour, then a mix of rain and snow this afternoon and tonight, with a high near 3°. Lows tonight of 1° to 3°.
South Coast: Cloudy and windy around Harbour Breton this morning, with west winds of 40 to 55 km/h, gusting over 60 km/h, and a high near 5°. Cloudy in Marystown, with a high near 6°. Overcast and windy in Burgeo, with a high near 5°. Lows tonight of 2° to 3°.
Southwest / Wreckhouse: Overcast and windy in Port aux Basques, with west winds of 40 to 55 km/h, gusting near 70 km/h this morning, and a high near 5°. Windy this evening, then the wind eases overnight, with a low near 3°.
GNP and the Straits: Rain and snow this morning in St. Anthony, turning to all snow this afternoon, with a high near 3°. Windy with rain and snow showers around Port au Choix, with a high near 4°. Rain and snow continue tonight, with lows of 1° to 3°.
Labrador / the Big Land: Snow in Labrador City today, 7 to 12 cm, with a high near 1°. Snow this morning in Churchill Falls, mixing with rain this afternoon, with 3 to 7 cm and a high near 2°. Light rain this morning in Goose Bay, then showers, with a high near 5°. Rain this morning in Cartwright, and light rain in Mary’s Harbour, becoming steady this afternoon, with highs of 4° to 5°. Rain in Nain and Hopedale, about 6 mm, with highs near 4° and gusty northeast winds in Hopedale. Lows tonight of -1° to 2°.
Looking ahead: Friday starts with some sun for parts of the Island, but clouds thicken and rain develops later in the day from the southwest, with 5 to 10 mm possible along the south coast around Burgeo and Port aux Basques. Highs of 5° to 7°. In Labrador, snow showers continue in the west, with less than 2 cm, and rain and snow continue on the north coast.
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