Liverpool,Nova Scotia - A few more damp days and then a big change

30 March 2010

Conditions in Liverpool,NS at 7:36:32 AM : 8.3°C | Overcast | Wind: S 17 km/h

(Normals: Max: 6°C Min: -3°C)

Even though it was overcast for the day,none of the forecast showers showed up here yesterday and it was decently warm with temps reaching to +8°C.The evening was mild with very little change from the daytime temp and they held through the overnight hours.

It is overcast here this morning and showers are a possibility today.Drier and clearer by the weekend with above normal temps on the way.

• The 3 day forecast for our area issued by Environment Canada:

Today: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of drizzle or showers. Fog patches. Wind southeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 9.

Tonight: Rain. Amount 20 mm. Fog patches. Wind southeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low plus 5.

Wednesday: Rain ending in the morning then cloudy. Amount 5 mm. Fog patches. Wind southeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light near noon. High 9.

Thursday: Cloudy. Low plus 5. High 13.

• Today’s Weather Trivia:

23 March 2005: A nasty weather bomb struck Newfoundland overnight, bringing unpleasant weather. In the south there was wind and rain; farther north it snowed. Around St. Anthony, blowing and drifting snow reduced visibility to zero at times. St. Lawrence received 100 to 150 mm in a 36-hour period, the most in a decade. Many homes flooded basements. One unofficial report had 234 mm in one community over 1.5 days. – Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

• Sky Events Tonight:

ISS: No visible views expected.

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Look for the Moon and Spica climbing into view by mid-evening. Spica, the brightest star of the constellation Virgo, is just to the left of the Moon as they rise.

-Al C