Yesterday was another mild day here on the south shore.It wasn't as warm as Tuesday but we still saw temps in the low double digits.Most of the day was cloudy and breezy and there were a few showers in the early evening.Overnight the showers ended and temps dropped to near freezing with some slippery road condtions in the area being reported by the local radio station this morning.
It is still above freezing here this morning but temps are expected to drop later today and be below freezing by this evening.According to the f-cast,our mild spell will be over tomorrow and it will be a bit on the nasty side to end the week.
From the Chronicle Herald:
'N.S. weather records fall as heat rises
By AMY PUGSLEY FRASER Staff Reporter
Thu. Jan 10 - 5:33 AM
This week’s warm spell is turning out to be a record-breaker.
Temperatures recorded Wednesday in parts of Nova Scotia broke records set as far back as the 1970s, said Environment Canada meteorologist Andre Cyr.
While the province in general experienced milder-than-usual January weather, the mercury jumped highest in Greenwood, Kentville and Yarmouth.
In the Annapolis Valley, Greenwood residents enjoyed a balmy 15.4 degrees Wednesday, breaking the record of 14.7 set in 1999. Kentville hit 15.1 Wednesday, up from 14.6, also set in 1999.
In Yarmouth, to the southwest, meteorologists recorded temperatures of 10.7 degrees. The previous high of 10.4 was set in 1978.
"The warmer weather is normally because the upper circulation is from the southwest, so it brings the warm air towards the north," Mr. Cyr said. "So it was warm right through Quebec, Maine and Ontario, and a lot of records were broken either in rainfall or temperatures."
And the warmer weather could stay on a little longer, he hinted.
"The temperatures won’t be record-breaking but they will continue to be mild with southwest winds."
Today’s high should be about five degrees, Mr. Cyr said, noting that the usual high for this time of year is about zero.
The outlook for the weekend is good, too, he said, with a bit of rain expected as the higher-than-normal temperatures continue.
But cooler winds should prevail next week.
"By the middle of next week, there will be a colder air mass moving in, so we’ll be back into more winter-like conditions," Mr. Cyr said.
That trend will probably be around for a while, he said.'
Conditions on Hoptoad Hill at publication time(~7:30AM AST):
Temperature: +2
Wind: light SW
Sky: clear
Precip: none
Visual:
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Conditions at Western Head(Environment Canada's local weather station {my pics}) at publication time:
Temperature: 4.4
Pressure / Tendency: 100.8 kPa rising
Humidity: 71 %
Dewpoint: -0.51
Wind: WSW 31 km/h gust 40 km/h
The Environment Canada forecast:
Today..Sunny. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 except gusting to
70 along the coast. High plus 5.
Tonight..Clear. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming northwest 20
this evening then becoming light overnight. Low minus 6.
Friday..Sunny with cloudy periods. Becoming cloudy late in the
morning with 40 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon.
Periods of rain beginning late in the day. Risk of freezing rain in
the afternoon and early in the evening. Rainfall amount 5 mm. Wind
becoming southeast 20 km/h in the afternoon then increasing to 40
gusting to 60 in the evening. High plus 2.
For the record
Yesterday's official data:
Temps: high: 9.3 low: 4.2
Precip: 1.5mm rain
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