Warm and Windy

This morning's visual: It was warm and very windy here yesterday.There were reports of branches down over power lines and also some forest fires.The worse being east of Halifax causing evacuations of residents.As of this morning the fire was still burning and not completely contained.The wind died out in the evening but is expected to pick back up this morning.
From the CBC website:
Today is expected to be similar to yesterday.A little cooler but ramaining sunny tomorrow and into Monday.Showers are possible for next Tuesday.
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Local conditions at publication time:
Observed at Hoptoad Hill (near Liverpool,NS):
Temperature: 12°C
Wind: brisk NW
Sky: clear
Precip: none
From Environment Canada
Reported from Environment Canada's local weather station in Western Head:
Temperature: 10.0°C Pressure / Tendency: 101.6 kPa fallingHumidity: 67 %Dewpoint: 4.0°C Wind: NNW 12 km/hThe forecast for our area:
Today..Sunny. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 20. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight..Clear. Low 10. Sunday..Sunny with cloudy periods. High 17 except 24 inland.
Yesterday's official data from Environment Canada:
Temps: high: 22.9° low: 9.8° Precip: 0.0 mm
Note:The above temps are collected at the nearest local weather station located at Western Head which is very near the ocean.The temps there are quite different than here.

Very Nice

This morning's visual:

It was quite nice here yesterday with warm temps and low humidity.The downside was the brisk winds but they really weren't of any consequence.The evening temp was a mild 15 dropping to 12 overnight.
It is sunny here this morning and the wind is still fairly strong from the NW.
The forecast for the next 4 days is for sun and warm,seasonable,temps.- ©Al C 2008
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Local conditions at publication time:
Observed at Hoptoad Hill (near Liverpool,NS):
Temperature: 12°C
Wind: brisk NW
Sky: clear
Precip: none
From Environment Canada
Reported from Environment Canada's local weather station in Western Head:
Temperature: 11.9°C
Pressure / Tendency: 101.7 kPa rising
Humidity: 63 %
Dewpoint: 5.1°C
Wind: WNW 17 km/h
The forecast for our area:
Today..Sunny. Wind becoming northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 this
morning. High 20. UV index 7 or high.
Tonight..Clear. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light
this evening. Low 9.
Saturday..Sunny. Increasing cloudiness late in the day. Wind becoming
north 20 km/h in the morning. High 21.
Yesterday's official data from Environment Canada:
Temps: high: 23.7° low: 11.2° Precip: 0.0 mm
Note:The above temps are collected at the nearest local weather station located at Western Head which is very near the ocean.The temps there are quite different than here.

BAck To Summer

This morning's visual:
Yesterday turned out to be quite warm and sunny.The cloud cover moved out in the early afternoon and the temp skyrocketed to the upper 20°Cs.It was also quite humid.
Temps stayed mild overnight and only dropped to 15.
The forecast high for today is 20,which we will beat....it is already 17 at 8AM.
We are looking at warm and sunny weather stretching into next week.
Last evening's half moon:

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Local conditions at publication time:
Observed at Hoptoad Hill (near Liverpool,NS):
Temperature: 10°C
Wind: calm
Sky: fog
Precip: none
From Environment Canada
Reported from Environment Canada's local weather station in Western Head:
Temperature: 15.1°C
Pressure / Tendency: 101.2 kPa falling
Humidity: 82 %
Dewpoint: 12.0°C
Wind: WNW 18 km/h
The forecast for our area:
Today..Sunny with cloudy periods. Wind west 20 km/h becoming
northwest 30 gusting to 50 this morning. High 20. UV index 9 or very
high.
Tonight..Clear. Wind northwest 20 km/h. Low 10.
Friday..Sunny with cloudy periods. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming
north 20 gusting to 40 in the morning. High 18.Yesterday's official data from Environment Canada:
Temps: high: 16.4° low: 8.9° Precip: 0.6 mm
Note:The above temps are collected at the nearest local weather station located at Western Head which is very near the ocean.The temps there are quite different than here.

Clearing Today

This morning's visual:
Well,I don't know what happened yesterday but it sure wasn't anything at all like Monday.Temps barely made it to 15°C and it was overcast all day.
There is no change so far today other than it is cooler.We should see some clearing later today and temps should be somewhat warmer.
The rest of the week is looking pretty good....so far.- ©Al C 2008
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Local conditions at publication time:
Observed at Hoptoad Hill (near Liverpool,NS):
Temperature: 10°C
Wind: calm
Sky: fog
Precip: none
From Environment Canada
Reported from Environment Canada's local weather station in Western Head:
Temperature: 8.9°C
Pressure / Tendency: 101.6 kPa falling
Humidity: 99 %
Dewpoint: 8.8°C
Wind: SE 8 km/h
The forecast for our area:
Today..Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers this morning.
Clearing this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind
southeast 30 km/h becoming light near noon. High 18. UV index 7 or
high.
Tonight..Clear. Low 13.
Thursday..Sunny with cloudy periods. Wind becoming northwest 30 km/h
in the morning. High 19.
Yesterday's official data from Environment Canada:
Temps: high: 11.9° low: 8.8° Precip: 0 mm
Note:The above temps are collected at the nearest local weather station located at Western Head which is very near the ocean.The temps there are quite different than here.

Record Breaking

This morning's visual:
Yesterday was absolutely unbelievably hot here and record breaking.Afternoon temps were 30°C or better.It remained mostly clear and quite warm throughout the evening with temps still near 20 at midnight.Overnight the fog cam ashore and it is a cool 12 here at 7AM.
Today is forecast to be not as hot as yesterday but that may change once the fog lifts.There is still a lot of heat along the NE US coast influencing our weather and that will be lasting atleast another day.
More normal weather should be in place here by the latter part of the week.- ©Al C 2008
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Local conditions at publication time:
Observed at Hoptoad Hill (near Liverpool,NS):
Temperature: 12°C
Wind: light E
Sky: fog
Precip: none

From Environment Canada
Reported from Environment Canada's local weather station in Western Head:
Temperature: 9.9°C
Pressure / Tendency: 101.5 kPa rising
Humidity: 97 %
Dewpoint: 9.4°C
Wind: E 19 km/h

The forecast for our area:
Today..Cloudy with sunny periods. High 12 except 19 inland. UV index
7 or high.
Tonight..Cloudy. Periods of drizzle beginning late this evening. Fog
patches developing late this evening. Low 8.
Wednesday..Periods of drizzle ending in the morning then cloudy with
a few showers beginning early in the afternoon and ending late in the
day. Fog patches dissipating in the morning. High 14 except 22
inland.

Yesterday's official data from Environment Canada:
Temps: high: 22.2° low: 8.8° Precip: 0 mm
Note:The above temps are collected at the nearest local weather station located at Western Head which is very near the ocean.The temps there are quite different than here.

HOT!!!

This morning's visual:
It's HOT,HOT,HOt here....end of July weather.
Yesterday was a scorcher with temps hitting 30°C or better and today will be even hotter.It was already 20° at 8AM.Thankfully there is a bit of a breeze.
Regardless of what the forecast says,I expect the hot weather to most likely last another day or so.

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- ©Al C 2008
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Local conditions at publication time:
Observed at Hoptoad Hill (near Liverpool,NS):
Temperature: 20°C
Wind: light SW
Sky: clear
Precip: none

From Environment Canada
Reported from Environment Canada's local weather station in Western Head:
Temperature: 11.0°C
Pressure / Tendency: 100.4 kPa falling
Humidity: 94 %
Dewpoint: 10.0°C
Wind: SW 3 km/h

The forecast for our area:
Today..Sunny with cloudy periods. Fog patches dissipating this
morning. High 20 except 28 inland. UV index 9 or very high.
Tonight..A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness overnight. Fog
overnight. Low 14.
Tuesday..Cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers. Fog retreating to the
coast late in the morning. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h in the
afternoon. High 17 except 11 along the coast.

Yesterday's official data from Environment Canada:
Temps: high: 15.7° low: 8.0° Precip: 0 mm
Note:The above temps are collected at the Western Head weather station* which is very near the ocean.The temps do not reflect the actual temps where most people live in this area.

Quite Warm

This morning's visual:Both Friday and Saturday were warm and sunny here,not at all like what had been forecast.There was no rain.
Saturday was very warm in the afternoon with temps reaching the upper 20°Cs.By sunset it had begun to cool and get damp as some light fog moved ashore.
It's still a bit foggy here this morning but beginning to clear.More hot weather is on the way for this week with little to no precip expected.

A pic from Friday's shoot...
new ferns on the Petite Riviere

- ©Al C 2008
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Local conditions at publication time:
Observed at Hoptoad Hill (near Liverpool,NS):
Temperature: 12°C
Wind: calm
Sky: fog
Precip: none

From Environment Canada
Reported from Environment Canada's local weather station in Western Head:
Temperature: 8.1°C
Pressure / Tendency: 101.0 kPa falling
Humidity: 100 %
Dewpoint: 8.0°C
Wind: SSW 11 km/h

The forecast for our area:
Today..Cloudy with sunny periods. Fog retreating to the coast this
morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this morning. High 16 except
28 inland. UV index 7 or high.
Tonight..Cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers overnight with the risk
of a thundershower. Fog patches developing this evening and
dissipating overnight. Low 14.
Monday..Cloudy with sunny periods and 30 percent chance of showers
early in the morning. Risk of a thundershower. Clearing in the
morning. High 21 except 26 inland.

Yesterday's official data from Environment Canada:
Temps: high: 12.2° low: 7.7° Precip: 0 mm