Snow expected for portions of eastern Newfoundland

Some snow is on the way to portions of Newfoundland.

An area of low pressure will push across eastern Newfoundland on Friday night into Saturday. Precipitation will begin as rain but as the low moves through winds will switch to a northerly direction and we will cool down turning precipitation from rain to snow.

There is a special weather statement in effect for:

• Avalon Peninsula North

• Avalon Peninsula Southeast

• Avalon Peninsula Southwest

• Bonavista Peninsula

• Burin Peninsula

• Clarenville and vicinity

• St. John's and vicinity

Snowfall amounts of up to 5 cm are possible.