{"id":405851,"date":"2026-01-13T04:21:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T04:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/405851\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T04:21:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T04:21:21","slug":"powerful-winds-to-roar-over-atlantic-canada-into-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/405851\/","title":{"rendered":"Powerful winds to roar over Atlantic Canada into Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Published on Jan. 12, 2026, 12:29 AM<\/p>\n<p>Updated on Jan. 12, 2026, 10:45 AM<\/p>\n<p>A wintry storm moving through Atlantic Canada will rapidly strengthen on Monday, giving way to very strong winds throughout the region<\/p>\n<p>A snowy and icy mess <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweathernetwork.com\/en\/news\/weather\/forecasts\/windy-storm-threatens-icy-snowy-mix-across-atlantic-canada\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">that blanketed the Maritimes on Sunday<\/a> will move across Newfoundland, bringing an impactful wintry mix to the island through Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Expect powerful winds to build over the entire region as the storm rapidly deepens over the Gulf. Gusts could peak well over 100 km\/h in some vulnerable areas.<\/p>\n<p>DON\u2019T MISS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweathernetwork.com\/en\/news\/weather\/forecasts\/forecasters-see-growing-odds-of-el-nino-la-nina-by-this-summer-2026\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">El Ni\u00f1o incoming? Forecasters see signs of big changes ahead<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wintry mess threatens Newfoundland through Monday<\/p>\n<p>Precipitation will begin to wind down across the Maritimes as the bulk of the wintry storm moves into Newfoundland.<\/p>\n<p>However, heavy snow will develop for extreme eastern New Brunswick, as well as Cape Breton, through Monday morning as the system strengthens over the Gulf.<\/p>\n<p><img url=\"\/\/images.twnmm.com\/c55i45ef3o2a\/6DZ7eURCLO5EUSGx5vGYzs\/4fec969097a9bb2c81913281a9ea9859\/Newfoundland_precipitation_outlook_Monday_morning.png\" alt=\"Newfoundland precipitation outlook Monday morning\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;object-fit:contain;object-position:center center;color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Newfoundland_precipitation_outlook_Monday_morning.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Periods of snow that arrived in Newfoundland on Sunday evening will give way to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweathernetwork.com\/en\/news\/science\/explainers\/the-science-behind-freezing-rain-and-ice-pellets\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ice pellets and freezing rain<\/a> as warmer air aloft pushes into the region. Significant freezing rain is possible across central Newfoundland before transitioning back to snow Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The Avalon, Bonavista, and Burin Peninsulas will all transition to rain by Monday morning, with stubborn freezing rain lingering in Gander.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published on Jan. 12, 2026, 12:29 AM Updated on Jan. 12, 2026, 10:45 AM A wintry storm moving&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":405852,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[49,48,3589,3613,6765,44,41506,11738],"class_list":["post-405851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-canada","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-ice","tag-maritimes","tag-newfoundland","tag-news","tag-retired","tag-snow"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=405851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405851\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/405852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=405851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=405851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=405851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}