Current highway information
Route 1 — Newfoundland Trans-Canada · Port aux Basques → Deer Lake weather alerts and forecast context
Environment Canada weather alerts, current conditions and short forecasts for communities near this highway.
Environment Canada
Weather along the corridor
Alerts
2
Temperature
10°C
Wind
16 km/h
Gust
27 km/h
YELLOW WARNING - WRECKHOUSE WIND
warning · yellow alert level · expires Oct 5, 2026, 9:00 p.m. PDT
YELLOW WARNING - WIND
warning · yellow alert level · expires Oct 6, 2026, 2:02 a.m. PDT
Nearest weather location: Stephenville · observed Oct 5, 2026, 2:00 p.m. PDT.
Tonight
Rain changing to drizzle or showers overnight. Fog patches developing overnight. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind southeast 40 km/h gusting to 60 except gusting to 100 near the coast in locally enhanced downslope flow late this evening and after midnight. Wind becoming southwest 30 gusting to 50 overnight. Low 9.
Tuesday
Showers. Fog patches dissipating in the morning. Amount 5 mm. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 increasing to 50 gusting to 70 near noon. Temperature steady near 9. UV index 1 or low.
Tuesday night
Showers. Amount 5 mm. Wind southwest 50 km/h gusting to 70. Temperature steady near 8.
Wednesday
A mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of showers. High 11.
Data status
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
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