Rodney Barney
@rcbstormpost.bsky.social
Posting tidbits of #NLwx | Meteorologist | Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
Western Newfoundland saw some warmth today. Stephenville's maximum of 28.3°C marked its highest reading since June 20, 2025. #nlwx
Despite being cooler than recent years on the island, July 2026 still finished slightly above the 30-year mean. But coolest since 2021 at YYT, YQX, and YDF. Interior Labrador was a bit warmer than the past couple of Julys (highest mean since 2023 at YYR; since 2024 at YWK). #nlwx
Flip in the flow means the SW coast seeing summer weather while the E/NE have cooled. Burgeo max 24.0°C today highest since Aug 15, 2025. Contrast with max just 13.0°C at Twillingate. Pcpn has largely eased, after wet Tue/Tue night. Highest total 48 mm in Terra Nova. #nlwx
The area of heat has begun to contract, but there were still a number of 30s across Labrador for Monday's highs, along with a few on the island. Also noteworthy, just across the border in Quebec: 25.8°C at Blanc-Sablon, marking its warmest day since Sep 5, 2023. #nlwx
Webcams from the Canadian Coast Guard showing a shallow layer of marine fog in St. John's Harbour. Temperature only 13°C on Water Street at noon, while the Columbus Drive area just 5 km away was 23°C. e-navigation.canada.ca/topics/camer... #nlwx
A bit of contrast depending on location for start the weekend: grey/wet on much of the Avalon; sunny and warm for nearly the remainder of #NLwx.
Some warm lows last night in our tropical air mass. A number of locations didn't drop below 20°C all night. #nlwx
Much drier start to the work-week on the island after a wet finish to the weekend – especially on the south coast and southern Avalon. Heaviest amounts from Burgeo through Bay d'Espoir to the north side of Placentia Bay, where totals reached about 40-60 mm. #nlwx
Peak gust of 107 km/h today at #Wreckhouse. 🌬️ While the area is no stranger to strong winds, this is the first 100+ km/h gust recorded during JULY since 2015. Still falls short of the July record of 115 km/h, set on July 12, 2003. Based on data since 2000. #nlwx
If you're looking for near real-time satellite imagery during the ongoing GOES-19 outage, Atlantic Canada is just within the EUMETSAT domain. The imagery is distorted near the edge of the scans, but captures enough to make out overall cloud patterns. view.eumetsat.int/productviewe... #nlwx
Generally quieter #NLwx today after yesterday's showers and thunderstorms (though can't rule out scattered activity later today). Rainfall varied considerably based on where the storms occurred (e.g. only recorded 4.3 mm in #GanderWest during the day).
Pattern change making July 11th the first official 20+°C day in 2026 for Burgeo. Max 20.1°C reported thru 5:30 pm as westerly winds temper the marine influence. Meanwhile on the opposite coast, just 8.9°C at 5:30 pm in Twillingate under a solid stratus deck & northerlies. #nlwx
Academic, but a smidge higher to 26.6°C past hour at St. John's #YYT. Goose Bay #YYR now up to 31.6°C! 🥵 Also, despite a northerly breeze, high got to 25.2°C this afternoon (thru 5:30 pm) at Gander #YQX; warmest since Sep 2, 2025. More numbers later this evening after final data is in. #nlwx
Goose Bay #YYR reporting 30.3°C at 3pm ADT; first official #NLwx station in 2026 to reach 30+°C and first time for YYR since Sep 2. Also, St. John's #YYT high 26.5°C thru 3:30 pm NDT. Warmest since Aug 15, 2025 and first 25+°C of 2026 (latest first-occurrence of 25+ since 2019).
Milky sky this morning as wildfire smoke drifts down from the northwest. weather.cod.edu/satrad/?parm... #nlwx
Rainfall 18.4 mm through 8:30 pm in #GanderWest (most of which fell this morning, then light rain/drizzle through the afternoon & evening). Meanwhile steam fog coming off Cobb's Pond, so at least the water is warmer than the 6°C air! #nlwx