Meteorologist Brian Walsh

Happy early April Fools Day!

After this winter, you may hope that this is a joke, but I'm here to say no it's not.

A system is going to bring late-season snowfall on Wednesday (April 1) that could bring 10-20 cm to parts of the Island; there may also be some ice pellets, freezing rain, and rain along the South Coast, and the Burin and Avalon Peninsulas.

This is going to be a "bitterly" cold weekend for Newfoundland and Labrador.

Most of Newfoundland will be 5 to 10°C, or more, below the seasonal average, with some overnight lows in the minus double digits and wind chills of -15 to -25.

St. John's may flirt with record low temperatures Sunday night when values may fall to near -12°C.

Expect widespread cancellations on Tuesday for much of central and eastern Newfoundland. The snowfall amounts are going to be very significant, especially east of Grand Falls-Windsor, where 30+ cm is likely.

A smorgasbord of precipitation types on Tuesday for the Avalon; perhaps a slight risk of thundersnow? I didn't say that if it doesn't happen.

Flights into and out of YYT will be cancelled for Monday evening and may take until late Tuesday afternoon or evening, or possibly Wednesday morning, before returning to normal.