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Gander|Newfoundland & Labrador
Joined September 2010
Late-October sun still has some oomph when paired with light winds and a dry air mass. ☀️ Sunday's highs topping out in the mid-teens at a number of locations in central Newfoundland. Badger reporting a maximum of 15.1°C today, after a frosty low of -4.3°C last night. #nlwx
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Slackening winds today after a gusty Friday. Strongest winds were recorded along the south coast of the island and southern part of the Avalon Peninsula. #nlwx
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TC Info Statement from CHC on Subtropical Storm Josephine: weather.gc.ca/hurricane/stat…. Mainly a marine hazard, with hurricane-force winds likely on its backside as it transitions to post-tropical. Will also help fuel a feed of moisture and gusty conditions into parts of Nfld. #nlwx
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Frosty start to Monday for #NLwx. Coldest lows yet this season for many: -5.5°C (Goose Bay #YYR); lowest s/ Apr 27. -7.1°C (Deer Lake #YDF); lowest s/ Apr 9. -7.1°C (Badger); lowest s/ Apr 28. -3.0°C (Gander #YQX); lowest s/ Apr 28. -2.7°C (St. John's #YYT); lowest s/ Jun 6.
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Graupelly flurries. #nlwx #Gander – at Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Breezy afternoon in the warm sector with a slice of sunshine. Gusts to 70 km/h helping bring down a few leaves around #Gander. Temperatures in the mid-teens. 🍂 #nlwx – at Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Some gusty peak winds last night: 111 km/h (Fogo I.); 109 km/h (Bonavista); 108 km/h (Musgrave Harbour); 95 km/h (Fort Point); 95 km/h (Twillingate); 89 km/h (Pools I.); 87 km/h (Old Perlican); 84 km/h (Grates Cove); 83 km/h (St. John's #YYT); 80 km/h (Gander #YQX). #nlwx
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Frosty start to Wednesday for #NLwx. Low -2.3°C at St. John's #YYT marks coldest temp (and first freeze) since Jun 6. Badger low -6.3°C coldest since Jun 2. Low -10.3°C at Wabush #YWK coldest since Apr 23, and earliest fall-date to reach the -10°C mark since 2015 (Oct 11)!
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That time of year with the broad ranges across this country. #NLwx sitting near the median! 😅
#Sarnia takes the spot now with a 4pm temp of 30°C! #OnWX #ONStorm
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No surprise in confirming that today's highs on the island were the coolest yet this season: 3.4°C at Gander #YQX; lowest Tmax since Apr 27! 4.3°C at St. John's #YYT; lowest since Jun 1; 5.5°C at Deer Lake #YDF; lowest since May 13. #nlwx
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Didn't quite reach the freezing point at St. John's #YYT last night, but the low of 0.4°C marked the coldest temperature since June 6. Low -5.3°C at Deer Lake #YDF was coldest since May 31. Wabush #YWK -6.0°C coldest since May 9. #nlwx
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Snow does seem to have accumulated slightly more efficiently at the airport. Gander #YQX #nlwx – at Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
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St. John's #YYT officialy reported a trace of snowfall last night (its first snow obs since June 1). For Gander #YQX, yesterday's snow was the first reported snow since May 31, and for #GanderWest it was the first since June 12. ❄️ #nlwx
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First wintry entry in Cocorahs this season: #GanderWest 2.8 mm snow-water equiv since Monday pm (0.3 cm accum). After 23.9 mm rain Sun/Mon. Gander #YQX obs: 0.6 cm. Also coldest lows seen so far: -1.5°C YQX (lowest since May 27); -1.2°C Gander West (lowest since Jun 2). #nlwx
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Temperature down to 0.0°C at Gander #YQX at 10:30 pm, making Oct 12 the first date to officially reach the freezing mark since June 6. #GanderWest saw its first freezing temperatures back on Sep 28. #nlwx
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Yesterday’s snow sticking around in Lab West. ❄️ High just -0.6°C today at Wabush #YWK, its coldest (and first ≤0°C) Tmax since Apr 23. Makes Oct 12, 2026 the earliest fall date without a high abv freezing since 2020 (Oct 10). Will be a cold night if the cloud thins out! #nlwx
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After 23.8 mm of rain in #GanderWest, the flip to wet snow has occured. Temperature 1.6°C at 3:35 pm. #nlwx – at Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Wet snowflakes visible on the Springdale webcam. gov.nl.ca/ti/roads/cameras/s… #nlwx
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