Wind warning for St. John’s, gusts up to 100 km/h

Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a yellow wind warning for St. John’s and vicinity, with southerly to southeasterly gusts up to 80 km/h and up to 100 km/h along parts of the coast on Thursday morning, Oct. 15.

The warning, issued at 3:43 p.m. NDT on Wednesday, covers the northern Avalon Peninsula and the Bonavista Peninsula. The agency said damaging winds are expected, local utility outages are possible, and people should secure loose objects. The official Environment Canada forecast for St. John’s has the full warning text.

The forecast for St. John’s calls for strong winds from the south in the morning, shifting to the southwest near noon at 30 km/h gusting to 50 km/h. Rain is expected to end in the afternoon, with five to 10 millimetres in total.

Winds are forecast to turn to the northwest overnight Thursday at 50 km/h gusting to 70 km/h, and up to 90 km/h along parts of the coast, with periods of rain or drizzle and fog patches starting in the evening.

The Weather Network’s list of active alerts also shows wind warnings for St. John’s and vicinity, the Avalon Peninsula North, the Bonavista Peninsula and Channel-Port aux Basques and vicinity, where a Wreckhouse wind warning was in effect Wednesday.

Warnings can change. Current alerts for any community are posted on the Environment Canada alerts map.

Via Environment and Climate Change Canada and The Weather Network.

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