Alert

Avalon Peninsula Under Winter Storm Warning from tonight into Monday

By Eddie Sheerr·January 4, 2026 · 9:03 AM

A fast-moving winter storm will bring snow and wind to the Avalon Peninsula and some adjacent areas of eastern Newfoundland beginning tonight and continuing into Monday morning.

The Environment and Climate Change Canada Weather Office in Gander has issued a Yellow Level Winter Storm Warning for the following areas:

• The Avalon Peninsula North

• The Avalon Peninsula Southeast

• The Avalon Peninsula Southwest

• St. John’s and vicinity

Total snowfall of 15 to 30 cm is expected, with locally higher (or lower) amounts possible. Wind speeds will gust from the north as high as 70 km/h from near midnight tonight through about midday Monday. The highest snowfall totals are expected over the eastern side of the Avalon Peninsula (think southern shore to Torbay/Flatrock/Pouch Cove)

Snowfall rates will be approximately 2 to 4 cm per hour, with locally higher rates possible within heavier snowfall bands. Strong winds will accompany the snow throughout the event and will result in areas of blowing snow.

Winter Storm Warnings are issued when multiple types of severe weather, such as snow, freezing rain, wind, and rain, are expected.

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A Special Weather Statement is in effect from overnight tonight until Monday afternoon for the following areas due to the threat of accumulating snow from Sunday night until Monday afternoon:

• Clarenville and vicinity

• Bonavista Peninsula

• Terra Nova

• Gander and vicinity

• Bonavista North

• Bay of Exploits

The area of low pressure passing east of the Avalon Peninsula will bring accumulating snow and blowing snow, reducing visibility, to parts of central, eastern, and northeastern Newfoundland from overnight into Monday afternoon.

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Expected Snowfall By Location (As of Sunday Morning and Subject to Change)

15–25 cm (light blue)

• St. John’s

• Bay Bulls

• Cape Broyle

• Witless Bay

• Bay Roberts

• Seal Cove

• Whitbourne

• Winterton

• Old Perlican

• St. Joseph’s

• St. Mary’s

• Trepassey

• St. Shotts

5–15 cm (white)

• Clarenville

• Eastport

• Bonavista

• Gander

• Lumsden

• Placentia

• Marystown

• Grand Bank

• Terrenceville

• Branch

• St. Bride’s

• Rencounter East

Up to 5 cm (grey)

• Corner Brook

• Deer Lake

• Hampden

• Millertown

• Baie Verte

• GF-W (Grand Falls–Windsor)

• Twillingate

• St. Alban’s

• Harbour Breton

• Miquelon

• Saint-Pierre

• Saint-Augustin

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