Snowfall 4.0 cm last night at St. John’s #YYT nudges the total since October past the 500 cm mark; now at 503.6 cm. First time topping 500 since the 2002–03 season. 📈
Meanwhile, 9.1 cm at #GanderWest last night boosts the total here to 581.2 cm since October. ❄️ #nlwx
Blue sky after the snow; final total 9.4 cm in #GanderWest (water equivalent 5.1 mm).
Now a 24 hour break until the next one of the holiday double special! #nlwx
A fluffy coating of fresh snow to kick off this 4th day April. ❄️
Bit more to go yet, but 7.8 cm measured as of 9am in #GanderWest. Water equivalent just 3.6 mm, making for a rather dry ~22:1 snow-to-liquid ratio! #nlwx
Calendar has flipped to April but wintry #NLwx continues. A fresh 7.1 cm of relatively fluffy snow in #GanderWest (water equivalent 6.1 mm) today. Afternoon temperature -6°C, running about nine degrees colder than average for this time of year.
Bright evening after the rain; 6.5 mm today in #GanderWest — just enough to melt last night’s 5.1 cm of snow, but no real dent in the pre-existing pack.
With well-below-freezing temps ahead this weekend and no major warm-up next week, it’ll be a while before lawns show yet! #nlwx
Latest snow event now in the books. Brings the season-to-date total (since October) to 546.1 cm for #GanderWest and 457.8 for St. John's #YYT.
Not sure who wants to hear it, but on average St. John's sees another 40-50 cm after March 25, and Gander another 60-70 cm. ❄️ #nlwx
Crisp March 25th morning for the cleanup (-8°C). Final total 21 cm in #GanderWest (water equivalent 16.7 mm). #nlwx
Always count on the wraparound to deliver a boost; 7 cm past four hours, bringing #GanderWest to 16 cm as of 8:30 pm. Also back into a more fluffy variety; total SWE now at 14.3 mm (the last 7 cm yielded 5.3 mm water).
More to come before this finishes up later tonight. #nlwx
Bit of a dry layer tempering rates this afternoon (snow pellets & freezing drizzle managed to mix in at times).
Measuring 9 cm through 4:30 pm in #GanderWest. Water equiv 9 mm, making for an avg SLR of 10:1 thus far, after starting fluffy and trending increasingly dense. #nlwx
First measurement of the event yields 2.5 cm of snow, as of 7am. Quite fluffy to start, with water equivalent 1.5 mm. Temperature -7°C in #GanderWest. #nlwx
Only 5.4 mm of rain fell during the thaw in #GanderWest, so it was mainly warm temps, humidity, and wind that did a number on the snowpack.
Now averaging 44 cm depth as the refreeze begins (equating to roughly half of the 90 cm that was on ground just after Sunday’s snowfall). #nlwx
A solid helping of fresh powder to start the day: measuring 20 cm through 9am in #GanderWest (16.5 mm water equivalent).
That bumps the season-to-date snowfall past the 500 cm mark, now sitting at 514 cm since October. ❄️ #nlwx
Roads bit of a mess but rising temperatures ought to clear up the slush tonight.
Total precipitation 25.5 mm thru 5:30 pm in #GanderWest, comprised of 21 mm of melted snow and ice pellets (which accumulated to a total of 16 cm solid) and 4.5 mm freezing rain/drizzle. #nlwx
Wintry first half of the day in #GanderWest; measuring 15.0 cm of snow (including ice pellets) through 1:30 pm. Water equivalent 16.6 mm. Now into a mix of ice pellets and light freezing drizzle as temperatures slowly rise. #nlwx
Beaten down, but still standing quite strong. ❄️
Average snow depth in #GanderWest now sitting at 72 cm, down about 30% from the 104 cm on the ground Saturday before the thaw. Includes a small assist from 1.5 cm of fresh light snow this morning. #nlwx
Backyard Science! 🤓
Took a full core sample of snowpack in #GanderWest before pending thaw.
Avg depth 104 cm has yielded 279.1 mm water equivalent. Also some ice underneath that couldn't be cored (maybe another 30-50 mm worth of water).
Most should end up in the ground in the coming weeks! #nlwx
Picked up 6 cm of fresh snowfall in #GanderWest (5 mm water equivalent) today. Not huge, but at this point every addition leaves a mark. #nlwx
Crisp air and blue skies to start March 3; low -14.6°C overnight in #GanderWest.
Snowbanks not going anywhere yet, with cold air looking to stay dominant this week. A brief rise to near 0°C Wed looks like the one exception, but will be accompanied by a fresh 5-10 cm of snow. #nlwx
Tapering to a mix of very light snow and freezing drizzle in #GanderWest; measuring 5.5 cm of accumulation today through 2 pm. Water equivalent 5.2 mm. #nlwx
Into some milder air today after the latest batch of snow. Picked up 12 cm overnight through this morning in #GanderWest. Was relatively fluffy with water equivalent just 7.4 mm, but compacting quickly with the increasing temperature. Reading 2.5°C at 1 pm. #nlwx
Relatively tame event for northeastern Newfoundland, totalling 8.4 cm overnight into this morning in #GanderWest. Main issue was the blowing and drifting snow, as the snowbanks continue to grow. #nlwx
Finished off with 33.8 cm in #GanderWest (water equivalent 32.8 mm). Brings the depth of snow on the ground to the 100 cm mark.
Now to clean up and get ready for future snows to come! ❄️ #nlwx
Still snowing, though does seem to be slackening a bit. Measuring 27.7 cm through 10pm in #GanderWest (snowwater equivalent 26.8 mm). Will see what the rest of the night brings in the morning! #nlwx
A fairly constant snowfall rate for the past several hours has put us at 19.7 cm in #GanderWest as of 6pm. SWE 19.3 mm, so it has been trending towards a more dense nature.
Snow drift getting to the top of the fence in the corner! #nlwx
Not getting anywhere near the accums that areas further east are reporting, but it's rather drifty in #GanderWest with temp still below zero. Also had 0.5 mm of preceding freezing drizzle overnight to make surfaces slippery.
Measuring 7.3 cm as of 11 am (SWE 6.5 mm). #nlwx
Another 1 cm of snow last night in #GanderWest, bringing our season-to-date total to the 400 cm mark.
On average we see another ~180 cm after mid-February, so unless there’s a dramatic shift, we should have no trouble exceeding the seasonal normal of 443 cm. May happen soon! #nlwx
Switched over to light freezing drizzle in #GanderWest as of 9:30 am; temperature 0.0°C.
Received 16.0 cm of snow since early Monday morning; water equivalent 22.3 mm making for an average SLR of approximately 7:1. #nlwx
Slow but steady accumulation today, measuring 8.5 cm as of 3:30 pm in #GanderWest with more yet to come. A wet snow event, with 10.9 mm water equivalent (SLR ~ 8:1). Temperature 0.4°C. #nlwx
Another storm, another evening with the snowblower.
26.9 cm measured through 9:30 pm in #GanderWest (water equivalent 22.1 mm). Notably denser than recent events, particularly in the second half. #nlwx
Started out relatively fluffy but gone over to big wet flakes now in #GanderWest. Measuring 10.5 cm as of 1pm; water equivalent 8.7 mm.
More to come. #nlwx