Snow to blanket most of Newfoundland by Wednesday

Anyone in Newfoundland who thought winter is gone, better think again.

Environment Canada has issued winter storm warnings for Gander and parts of the northeast coast, St. John's and Clarenville have been put on winter storm watches, and special weather statements are in effect for the rest of the island.

Meteorologist David Neil says a slow-moving system is approaching from the Grand Banks, and will reach land starting Tuesday night.
    
"This will bring a pretty good band of snow to all areas of the island, but the areas most affected will be the east and northeast coast," he said.     

Accumulations will vary

Neil says the snow should start on the Avalon Peninsula overnight and last into Wednesday morning. He said seven to 14 centimetres is expected on the Avalon, and it's possible that even more could fall.

The Burin Peninsula should escape getting those accumulations, with amounts in the range of two to four centimetres.

The Clarenville, Bonavista and Gander areas could see 15 centimetres of snow as well which will combine with high winds for a messy Wednesday morning.

Snow and strong winds are also expected in western Newfoundland, but totals should be lower than in eastern and central.

Neil said once the snow and wind settles down later on Wednesday, most of the island will see rain drizzle and fog move in for the remainder of the week.