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-Contributed/Donna Langille

WEATHER PHOTO: New tenants in Amherst, N.S.

Allister Aalders · Weather Specialist |Updated May. 8, 2024 |1 min read Premium content

It seems Donna Langille has new tenants on her property in Amherst, N.S. She said a new swallow house was put up, and almost immediately, a pair of chickadees moved into it. She shared this photo of one leaving the home – perhaps searching for some ...

A natural resources helicopter drops water on a blaze behind Farmers Dairy on Hammonds Plains Road….they were assisting Halifax fire near Bedford, May 30, 2023.

TIM KROCHAK PHOTO

ALLISTER AALDERS: Why wait? It’s never too soon to prepare for extreme weather

Allister Aalders · Weather Specialist |Updated May. 7, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

If a weather-related emergency or natural disaster were to hit with little-to-no warning, would you be prepared?  According to Statistics Canada, most of us would not be.   In a survey published in June 2023 just 24 per cent of Canadians said they or ...

-Contributed/Michele Lawlor

WEATHER PHOTO: Daffodils in Charlottetown, P.E.I.

Allister Aalders · Weather Specialist |Updated May. 7, 2024 |1 min read Premium content

In the early spring we see crocuses and snowdrops, and with the mid-spring upon us tulips and daffodils are among the flowers in bloom. Michele Lawlor snapped a sure sign of spring – daffodils blooming in Charlottetown, P.E.I. Did you know it’s ...

Boats lined up in North Rustico will continue to stay docked as setting day for lobster fishing area 24 continues to be delayed due to forecasted high winds. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) announced on April 30 that the delay will continue until more favourable weather is forecasted, and a meeting has been scheduled between industry and members of DFO, the Canadian Coast Guard and Environment and Climate Change Canada on May. Caitlin Coombes, Local Journalism Initiative reporter

ALLISTER AALDERS: Periods of unsettled weather for first full week of May

Allister Aalders · Weather Specialist |Updated May. 7, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

It sure was nice to see that sunshine over the weekend, especially for those communities socked in clouds and fog all last week.  Unsettled weather returned to start the week thanks to a slow-moving area of low-pressure and its associated cold front.

-Contributed/Marina Owens

WEATHER PHOTO: Long-awaited sunrise at Cape Spear, N.L.

Allister Aalders · Weather Specialist |Updated May. 6, 2024 |1 min read Premium content

Marina Owens was up bright and early to catch this beautiful sunrise from Cape Spear near St. John’s, N.L., Monday morning. After several days of dull, damp weather, what an amazing scene to be treated to after such a cloudy stretch. It looks like a ...

Spring ice
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

Allister Aalders · Weather Specialist |Updated May. 3, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

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 ...

-Contributed/Jantje VanHouwelingen

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

Allister Aalders · Weather Specialist |Updated May. 3, 2024 |1 min read Premium content

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 ...

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

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

Allister Aalders · Weather Specialist |Updated May. 3, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

It’s been all about location with our weather this week. Some of us have enjoyed a fair amount of sunshine with spring-like temperatures, while others have dealt with days of cool, damp, and dreary weather.  There is good news in the forecast for the ...

-Contributed/Val Faye Shaffer

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

Allister Aalders · Weather Specialist |Updated May. 3, 2024 |1 min read Premium content

Still winds can make the water like glass, and in turn, we’re treated to spectacular scenes like this one. Val Faye Shaffer caught this beautiful sunset in Granville, P.E.I., near the end of April. Val added she doesn’t think anyone could tire of ...

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

Allister Aalders · Weather Specialist |Updated May. 1, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

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, ...

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