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Severe weather watcher for Environment & Climate Change Canada | Following #NLwx from St. John's, NL | Picture taker | Bird watcher. https://capebretonweather.ca/station.html#id=001D0A7122F2 https://kellybutt.artfunnels.com/

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Kelly Butt @kellybutt.bsky.social · 4d

Labrador today:

Western: Mostly cloudy w/breaks & chance of flurries. Temp: 3°

Central: Showers ending this afternoon, then sun & cloud. Temp: 7°

SE: AM sun & cloud, aft: Showers/rain (5-10mm). Temp: 7-11°

Mid-north coast: Mainly sunny. Temp: 4-6°

#NLwx

Kelly Butt @kellybutt.bsky.social · 4d

#NLwx today:

Eastern: Mainly sunny or sun & cloud. Temps: 12-15°

Central & south: Sun & cloud, increasing cloud. Temp: 11-14°

Western & GNP: AM sun & cloud. Aft: Cloudy w/showers beginning. Temp: 8-12°

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Kelly Butt @kellybutt.bsky.social · 7d

You may get a bit of sun in the afternoon. Fog & drizzle in the morning. Temp around 17° in the afternoon.

Kelly Butt @kellybutt.bsky.social · 7d

Enjoy the warmth tomorrow.

Periods of rain sweep across the island Wednesday night & Thursday.

Temps start out warm in central & east Thurs AM, but drop sharply thru the day.

Temps remain warm on the Avalon most of the day, cooling in the late aft or evening.

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Kelly Butt @kellybutt.bsky.social · 7d

A repeat of today's #NLwx for most of Newfoundland is on tap tomorrow:

Mainly sunny skies for central & east. Western Nfld will see increasing cloud & chances of showers (rain tomorrow night).

Temps: Upper teens to low 20s across the board!

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Rodney Barney @rcbstormpost.bsky.social · 7d

=NEW MONTHLY RECORDS=

Tuesday brought the warmth to the island. A number of locations seeing their warmest October day on record. 📈

Badger 26.4°C just 0.8°C short of highest reliable official October temperature rec for all of NL (27.2°C, Grand Falls, Oct 14, 1938). 🌡️

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Rodney Barney @rcbstormpost.bsky.social · 8d

=NEW MONTHLY RECORDS=

Very warm Monday in #Labrador, with several locations setting new October extreme maximum temperature records. 📈

Nain auto station WFP peaked at 25.0°C – just 1.1°C short of the October record for all of Labrador (26.1°C at Mary's Hr, Oct 7, 2023). 🌡️

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Kelly Butt @kellybutt.bsky.social · 8d

Summer like #NLwx returns Tuesday & Wednesday!

Highs across the island will be in the upper teens & low 20s, with inland areas pushing the mid 20s.

Wednesday will be similar, with upper teens & low 20s.

Warm air will exit on Thursday with the passage of some showers.

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Kelly Butt @kellybutt.bsky.social · 9d

St. John's east PWS low temperature of -0.9°C this morning.

That marks the first freeze of the season and coldest temperature since May 8 at -2.1°C

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Kelly Butt @kellybutt.bsky.social · 9d

Warm air from eastern North America arrives for #NLwx this week!

Monday:
Lab: Upper teens/low 20s
Nfld: low-upper teens

Temps drop for Lab on Tuesday, but Nfld: Low-mid 20s.

Nfld on Wednesday: Upper teens & low 20s.

Temps drop Thursday, with mid teens in the AM in the east.

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Rodney Barney @rcbstormpost.bsky.social · 13d

Oct 1 brings the season’s first single-digit daytime maximums for central & eastern Newfoundland:

9.0°C at Gander #YQX; coolest & first single-digit high since May 25.

9.4°C at St. John's #YYT; coolest & first single-digit high since May 26.

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Kelly Butt @kellybutt.bsky.social · 14d

More Fall-like #NLwx ahead for Wednesday & Thursday. However, temperatures rebound for Friday & Saturday with mid-upper teens.

Another shot of warmer air is possible into next week as well.

Kelly Butt @kellybutt.bsky.social · 14d

7:11pm radar showing some moderate to heavy showers sinking south, currently over Metro, parts of the northern Avalon to Whitbourne & Long Harbour.

Also seeing some steady showers along the southern Avalon from St. Mary's to Fermeuse.

#NLwx

Kelly Butt @kellybutt.bsky.social · 17d

Female rose breasted grosbeak showing up at my feeders today.

A very uncommon visitor to St. John's!

#birds #birdsNL

Kelly Butt @kellybutt.bsky.social · 18d

5:35pm radar: Moderate to heavy periods of rain over eastern Newfoundland.

There are also a few embedded thundershowers, so a rumble can't be ruled out.

#NLwx

Kelly Butt @kellybutt.bsky.social · 20d

Stellar Autumn #NLwx for the whole province!

Mainly sunny skies for most. The exception is northern Labrador, where it'll be mostly cloudy with sunny breaks.

Temperatures: Mid teens to 20°C for the island & Big Land!

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Kelly Butt @kellybutt.bsky.social · 20d

HRDPS temperature chart overnight tonight/early Thursday AM:

Low single digits expected for many areas, particularly inland.

Combined with light winds & clear skies, there is a risk of frost, especially inland.

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Kelly Butt @kellybutt.bsky.social · 22d

Labrador Tuesday:

West: Mostly to mainly cloudy. Temp: 11°

Central: Chance of AM showers, then sun & cloud. Temp: 13°

SE/Straits: Showers. Sunny breaks developing for Mary's Hr & north. Temp: 12°

Mid-north coast: Mainly sunny. Temp: 10°

#NLwx

Kelly Butt @kellybutt.bsky.social · 22d

#NLwx Tuesday:

Mostly cloudy with sunny breaks for most of Newfoundland. The exception is the GNP, which will see showers. Showers will spread into western Nfld tomorrow evening.

Temps: Mid-upper teens, except low double digits for the GNP.

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Kelly Butt @kellybutt.bsky.social · 23d

Labrador tomorrow:

West: Showers begin in the afternoon. Temp: 9°C

Central: Sun & cloud, becoming cloudy. Temp: 15°C

SE/Straits: Sun & cloud, or mainly sunny. Temps: 12-16°C

Mid-north coast: Mainly sunny. Temp: 11-15°C

#NLwx

Kelly Butt @kellybutt.bsky.social · 23d

Autumn arrives tomorrow, but pleasant #NLwx for the island.

Mainly sunny or sun & cloud. Temperatures generally in the mid-upper teens to near 20°C for inland areas.

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Kelly Butt @kellybutt.bsky.social · 24d

Hahaha, I love this.

Kelly Butt @kellybutt.bsky.social · 24d

It's only the second blue jay I've had do this. The other time was on a trail a few years ago.

Kelly Butt @kellybutt.bsky.social · 24d

Maybe she's nuts, but this blue jay regularly eats from my hand.

Interestingly, she (I think) flies over to me and waits for me to open the bag of peanuts.

#birds #birdsNL

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Kelly Butt @kellybutt.bsky.social · 25d

St. John's Airport #YYT reporting a peak temperature of 20.4°C through 4:30pm.

This extends the record of 20°C+ days to 81 in 2025.

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