Rodney Barney
@rcbstormpost.bsky.social
Posting tidbits of #NLwx | Meteorologist | Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
Snow has been building up in the Chateau Pond area of southeastern Labrador since early this morning. Appears rather wet and heavy, likely to change to rain this afternoon. www.gov.nl.ca/ti/roads/cam... #nlwx
November 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Snow has been building up in the Chateau Pond area of southeastern Labrador since early this morning. Appears rather wet and heavy, likely to change to rain this afternoon. www.gov.nl.ca/ti/roads/cam... #nlwx
November 13, 2025 at 3:33 AM
🌧️💨 Rain and wind ruled the day on Remembrance Day across the island and SE Labrador, with gusts still going strong into this morning for some areas. A few lingering showers remain, but precipitation has eased for the most part. #nlwx
November 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🌧️💨 Rain and wind ruled the day on Remembrance Day across the island and SE Labrador, with gusts still going strong into this morning for some areas. A few lingering showers remain, but precipitation has eased for the most part. #nlwx
Total snowfall 32 cm since midday Monday at Wabush #YWK. Temperature now just above freezing for first time since Thursday; mild conditions will be short-lived, however, as cold air quickly returns this evening. www.gov.nl.ca/ti/roads/cam... #nlwx
November 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Total snowfall 32 cm since midday Monday at Wabush #YWK. Temperature now just above freezing for first time since Thursday; mild conditions will be short-lived, however, as cold air quickly returns this evening. www.gov.nl.ca/ti/roads/cam... #nlwx
Peak hourly gusts last night thru this morning ≥100 km/h at #Wreckhouse for 16 hrs straight (top gust 120 km/h at 1:19 am).
Other peaks: 145 km/h St. Andrew's and 107 km/h Lark Harbour.
Bit of lull this afternoon; another round possible tonight (depends on track of low). #nlwx
Other peaks: 145 km/h St. Andrew's and 107 km/h Lark Harbour.
Bit of lull this afternoon; another round possible tonight (depends on track of low). #nlwx
November 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Peak hourly gusts last night thru this morning ≥100 km/h at #Wreckhouse for 16 hrs straight (top gust 120 km/h at 1:19 am).
Other peaks: 145 km/h St. Andrew's and 107 km/h Lark Harbour.
Bit of lull this afternoon; another round possible tonight (depends on track of low). #nlwx
Other peaks: 145 km/h St. Andrew's and 107 km/h Lark Harbour.
Bit of lull this afternoon; another round possible tonight (depends on track of low). #nlwx
❄️ Wintry Monday in western Labrador; snow began around noon and already 9 cm reported as of 4pm at Wabush #YWK. More on the way.
🌡️ Prior to the snow, the temperature bottomed out at -17.6 °C this morning, the coldest minimum since April 8.
metcam.navcanada.ca/hb/player.js... #nlwx
🌡️ Prior to the snow, the temperature bottomed out at -17.6 °C this morning, the coldest minimum since April 8.
metcam.navcanada.ca/hb/player.js... #nlwx
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
❄️ Wintry Monday in western Labrador; snow began around noon and already 9 cm reported as of 4pm at Wabush #YWK. More on the way.
🌡️ Prior to the snow, the temperature bottomed out at -17.6 °C this morning, the coldest minimum since April 8.
metcam.navcanada.ca/hb/player.js... #nlwx
🌡️ Prior to the snow, the temperature bottomed out at -17.6 °C this morning, the coldest minimum since April 8.
metcam.navcanada.ca/hb/player.js... #nlwx
Some data here subject to review, but list of currently available numbers shows numerous stations with peak gusts associated with the #NLwx weather bomb reaching well above hurricane force.
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Some data here subject to review, but list of currently available numbers shows numerous stations with peak gusts associated with the #NLwx weather bomb reaching well above hurricane force.
Reposted by Rodney Barney
Powles Head Lightstation near Trepassey peak wind gust of 170.6 km/h through 7:50pm. Yikes.
Cape Pine Lightstation peak wind gust is 156.1 km/h.
#NLwx
Cape Pine Lightstation peak wind gust is 156.1 km/h.
#NLwx
November 4, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Powles Head Lightstation near Trepassey peak wind gust of 170.6 km/h through 7:50pm. Yikes.
Cape Pine Lightstation peak wind gust is 156.1 km/h.
#NLwx
Cape Pine Lightstation peak wind gust is 156.1 km/h.
#NLwx
Impressive inbound low level velocities on Holyrood Doppler (~160 km/h).
Top measured gusts thru 7:30 pm NST:
172 km/h (Cape St. Mary's);
165 km/h (Trepassey);
162 km/h (Cape Race)*;
156 km/h (Cape Pine);
155 km/h (Sagona Island).
* suppressed data but looks realistic
#nlwx
Top measured gusts thru 7:30 pm NST:
172 km/h (Cape St. Mary's);
165 km/h (Trepassey);
162 km/h (Cape Race)*;
156 km/h (Cape Pine);
155 km/h (Sagona Island).
* suppressed data but looks realistic
#nlwx
November 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Impressive inbound low level velocities on Holyrood Doppler (~160 km/h).
Top measured gusts thru 7:30 pm NST:
172 km/h (Cape St. Mary's);
165 km/h (Trepassey);
162 km/h (Cape Race)*;
156 km/h (Cape Pine);
155 km/h (Sagona Island).
* suppressed data but looks realistic
#nlwx
Top measured gusts thru 7:30 pm NST:
172 km/h (Cape St. Mary's);
165 km/h (Trepassey);
162 km/h (Cape Race)*;
156 km/h (Cape Pine);
155 km/h (Sagona Island).
* suppressed data but looks realistic
#nlwx
Healthy rain across central and SE Labrador, as well as much of the Great Northern Peninsula from late Friday thru last night. Finished off with a trace of snow in Happy Valley-Goose Bay (and largely fell as snow over the Eagle River plateau but no hard accumulation data avbl). #nlwx
November 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Healthy rain across central and SE Labrador, as well as much of the Great Northern Peninsula from late Friday thru last night. Finished off with a trace of snow in Happy Valley-Goose Bay (and largely fell as snow over the Eagle River plateau but no hard accumulation data avbl). #nlwx
November kicking off with a solid taste of winter on parts of the Trans Labrador Highway. Non-stop snow the whole day at Crook's Lake. www.gov.nl.ca/ti/roads/cam... #nlwx
November 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
November kicking off with a solid taste of winter on parts of the Trans Labrador Highway. Non-stop snow the whole day at Crook's Lake. www.gov.nl.ca/ti/roads/cam... #nlwx
Welcome to November; leaves now mostly on the ground. Received 7.5 mm of rain last night thru this morning in #GanderWest. Peak airport gust 59 km/h.
Mild air still clinging on with midday temperature 12.4°C. Not for much longer though – an air mass change lurks just around the corner! #nlwx
Mild air still clinging on with midday temperature 12.4°C. Not for much longer though – an air mass change lurks just around the corner! #nlwx
November 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Welcome to November; leaves now mostly on the ground. Received 7.5 mm of rain last night thru this morning in #GanderWest. Peak airport gust 59 km/h.
Mild air still clinging on with midday temperature 12.4°C. Not for much longer though – an air mass change lurks just around the corner! #nlwx
Mild air still clinging on with midday temperature 12.4°C. Not for much longer though – an air mass change lurks just around the corner! #nlwx
Post-Tropical Storm #Melissa racing far out to sea this morning. NE Avalon saw brief but intense rainfall last night with rates of 10 to 20 mm per hour, putting totals in the 30 to 50 mm range.
Unrelated rainfall continues today over areas further west on the island. #nlwx
Unrelated rainfall continues today over areas further west on the island. #nlwx
November 1, 2025 at 12:14 PM
CCMEP’s A&P commentary notes challenges in Canadian guidance for systems affecting eastern Canada. Partly tied to initialization issues.
collaboration.cmc.ec.gc.ca/cmc/cmop/FXC...
Encouragingly, the 18z run is trending closer to the foreign consensus, with a track farther east for Melissa. #nlwx
collaboration.cmc.ec.gc.ca/cmc/cmop/FXC...
Encouragingly, the 18z run is trending closer to the foreign consensus, with a track farther east for Melissa. #nlwx
October 30, 2025 at 9:53 PM
CCMEP’s A&P commentary notes challenges in Canadian guidance for systems affecting eastern Canada. Partly tied to initialization issues.
collaboration.cmc.ec.gc.ca/cmc/cmop/FXC...
Encouragingly, the 18z run is trending closer to the foreign consensus, with a track farther east for Melissa. #nlwx
collaboration.cmc.ec.gc.ca/cmc/cmop/FXC...
Encouragingly, the 18z run is trending closer to the foreign consensus, with a track farther east for Melissa. #nlwx
Rainfall totals tell the story: a soggy a couple of days for eastern parts of the island with some much-needed rain, while central areas saw much less. The west virtually sat this one out. ☔ #nlwx
October 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Rainfall totals tell the story: a soggy a couple of days for eastern parts of the island with some much-needed rain, while central areas saw much less. The west virtually sat this one out. ☔ #nlwx
Wet spell underway for eastern Newfoundland. 24-hour rainfall thru 3:30 pm:
59.8 mm (St. Joseph's);
47.7 mm (Argentia);
39.9 mm (St. Mary's);
34.2 mm (St. John's West);
32.5 mm (Winterland);
32.4 mm (St. John's #YYT);
31.5 mm (St. Lawrence);
24.4 mm (Bonavista).
More to come! #nlwx
59.8 mm (St. Joseph's);
47.7 mm (Argentia);
39.9 mm (St. Mary's);
34.2 mm (St. John's West);
32.5 mm (Winterland);
32.4 mm (St. John's #YYT);
31.5 mm (St. Lawrence);
24.4 mm (Bonavista).
More to come! #nlwx
October 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Eastwards view from Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon shows edge of retrograding cloud deck that will soon cast #nlwx into a prolonged episode of grey.
October 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Eastwards view from Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon shows edge of retrograding cloud deck that will soon cast #nlwx into a prolonged episode of grey.
Still not too late in the season for a marine cooling effect. Temperature 11°C by the water in Red Bay this afternoon vs 17°C just inland at County Cat Pond. #nlwx
October 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Still not too late in the season for a marine cooling effect. Temperature 11°C by the water in Red Bay this afternoon vs 17°C just inland at County Cat Pond. #nlwx
