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Freezing rain builds up on a bush in the Galway area of St. John's Thursday, April 18, 2024 as rain, freezing rain and snow blew across parts of the province. Keith Gosse/The Telegram

BY THE NUMBERS: April precipitation, temperature anomalies varied across Atlantic Canada

Atlantic Canada’s provinces might be close to each other, but the weather for April did not affect the region equally. Data from Environment and Climate Change Canada’s latest weather and climate summary shows temperatures were near normal across ...

Updated May. 3, 2024 |4 min read

WEATHER PHOTO: Hiking in Middle Cove Park, Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, N.L.

Updated May. 3, 2024 |1 min read

ALLISTER AALDERS: Brighter, warmer weekend before shower chances return next week

Updated May. 3, 2024 |4 min read

Global Canadian model of precipitation types, rates, and Mean Sea Level Pressure (MSLP) Saturday evening. High-pressure will help deliver fair weather to most of the region this weekend. -Contributed/TropicalTidbits.com

WEATHER PHOTO: Reflections at sunset in Granville, P.E.I.

Updated May. 3, 2024 |1 min read

Stuck with clouds, drizzle, fog each spring in Atlantic Canada? Here’s why

Updated May. 1, 2024 |3 min read

WEATHER PHOTO: Sunset for two in Peggys Cove, N.S.

Updated May. 1, 2024 |2 min read

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BY THE NUMBERS: April precipitation, temperature anomalies varied across Atlantic Canada

Atlantic Canada’s provinces might be close to each other, but the weather for April did not affect the region equally. Data from Environment and Climate Change Canada’s latest weather and climate summary shows temperatures were near normal across ...

Updated May. 3, 2024 |4 min read

ALLISTER AALDERS: Brighter, warmer weekend before shower chances return next week

Updated May. 3, 2024 |4 min read

ALLISTER AALDERS: There are many holes in this phenomenon

Updated Apr. 30, 2024 |3 min read

Lloyd Gill said dozens of holes appeared on his lawn this spring and is left wondering what caused them. -Contributed/Lloyd Gill

ALLISTER AALDERS: Atmospheric blocking pattern influences weather into first week of May

Updated Apr. 30, 2024 |4 min read

ALLISTER AALDERS: As El Niño fades, La Niña is planning a summer revival

Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |4 min read

ALLISTER AALDERS: Bright weekend; blocking pattern to turn weather unsettled next week

Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |4 min read

Featured Weather Snapshots

WEATHER PHOTO: Hiking in Middle Cove Park, Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, N.L.

Have you been for a hike this spring? Rain or shine, more people are getting out and exploring their favourite trails and paths around our region. Jantje VanHouwelingen shared this photo on the East Coast Trail near Middle Cove Beach in Logy ...

Updated May. 3, 2024 |1 min read

WEATHER PHOTO: Reflections at sunset in Granville, P.E.I.

Updated May. 3, 2024 |1 min read

WEATHER PHOTO: Sunset for two in Peggys Cove, N.S.

Updated May. 1, 2024 |2 min read

-Contributed/Simon B Pont (https://www.naturallightphotography.net)
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WEATHER PHOTO: Salix discolor blooming in Florence, N.S.

Updated Apr. 30, 2024 |1 min read

WEATHER PHOTO: Springtime walk in St. John's, N.L.

Updated Apr. 29, 2024 |1 min read

WEATHER PHOTO: Waxing gibbous moon in East Chezzetcook, N.S.

Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |1 min read

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Wet wharf
Lobster pots sit on the wharf in the fog-shrouded town of Petty Harbour Monday April 29. Keith Gosse • The Telegram

Stuck with clouds, drizzle, fog each spring in Atlantic Canada? Here’s why

Each spring season it seems without fail there is a period of dull, dreary weather in Atlantic Canada. I’m not talking about those April showers, but days of clouds, rain showers – sometimes flurries, and drizzle. It’s often coined RDF – rain, ...

Updated May. 1, 2024 |3 min read

ASK ALLISTER: What caused this line through the clouds?

Updated Apr. 23, 2024 |3 min read

This dark line across the clouds in Falmouth, N.S., appears to be a contrail shadow. -Contributed/Joan Alyward Mansfield

BEHIND THE WEATHER: Why are some clouds bright and others dark?

Updated Apr. 17, 2024 |3 min read

Dark clouds over the Cape Breton Highlands from Cape Smokey last summer. -Allister Aalders/SaltWire

ASK ALLISTER: Where did ‘April showers bring May flowers’ originate?

Updated Apr. 11, 2024 |3 min read

ASK ALLISTER: What causes wind?

Updated Apr. 2, 2024 |3 min read

ALLISTER AALDERS: Weather’s connection to maple syrup production

Updated Mar. 19, 2024 |3 min read

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BY THE NUMBERS: April precipitation, temperature anomalies varied across Atlantic Canada

WEATHER PHOTO: Hiking in Middle Cove Park, Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, N.L.

ALLISTER AALDERS: Brighter, warmer weekend before shower chances return next week

WEATHER PHOTO: Reflections at sunset in Granville, P.E.I.

Stuck with clouds, drizzle, fog each spring in Atlantic Canada? Here’s why

WEATHER PHOTO: Sunset for two in Peggys Cove, N.S.

Featured Weather Columns

BY THE NUMBERS: April precipitation, temperature anomalies varied across Atlantic Canada

ALLISTER AALDERS: Brighter, warmer weekend before shower chances return next week

ALLISTER AALDERS: There are many holes in this phenomenon

ALLISTER AALDERS: Atmospheric blocking pattern influences weather into first week of May

ALLISTER AALDERS: As El Niño fades, La Niña is planning a summer revival

ALLISTER AALDERS: Bright weekend; blocking pattern to turn weather unsettled next week

Featured Weather Snapshots

WEATHER PHOTO: Hiking in Middle Cove Park, Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, N.L.

WEATHER PHOTO: Reflections at sunset in Granville, P.E.I.

WEATHER PHOTO: Sunset for two in Peggys Cove, N.S.

WEATHER PHOTO: Salix discolor blooming in Florence, N.S.

WEATHER PHOTO: Springtime walk in St. John's, N.L.

WEATHER PHOTO: Waxing gibbous moon in East Chezzetcook, N.S.

Featured Ask Allister

Stuck with clouds, drizzle, fog each spring in Atlantic Canada? Here’s why

ASK ALLISTER: What caused this line through the clouds?

BEHIND THE WEATHER: Why are some clouds bright and others dark?

ASK ALLISTER: Where did ‘April showers bring May flowers’ originate?

ASK ALLISTER: What causes wind?

ALLISTER AALDERS: Weather’s connection to maple syrup production

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