Liverpool,Nova Scotia - Light snow

Published: 3/4/2010 8:05 AM

Current conditions in Liverpool,NS: 1.7°C | Overcast w/ light snow | Wind: NNE 19 gust 33 km/h| Windchill -5°C

(Normals: Max: 2°C Min: -7°C)

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Yesterday was a quiet weather day with temps in the +3°C range.Some light flurries moved into the area in the evening and changed to light snow overnight.It is currently snowing here and the snow is quite wet with the temps actually slightly above freezing.Some accumulation is expected and we may also see some freezing drizzle/rain here on the coast.There is much better weather on the way for the weekend and the snow we receive today will not be around for long.

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

• Today: Snow and local blowing snow. Amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 increasing to 50 gusting to 70 this morning. Temperature steady near zero.
• Tonight: Periods of snow and local blowing snow. Amount 2 cm. Wind northeast 40 km/h gusting to 60. Low minus 2.
• Friday: Cloudy with 70 percent chance of flurries in the morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. High plus 1.
• Saturday: Sunny. Low minus 3. High plus 4.

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Today’s Weather Trivia:

4 March 1971: A massive snowfall in Montreal, QC, left 2-storey drifts and 17 people dead from heart attacks, asphyxiation, or traffic accidents. Stranded workers and partiers crowded hotels, bars, and restaurants and police on snowmobiles kept order. Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau flew to Vancouver, BC, where, to the surprise of everyone but the 12 witnesses, he married Margaret Sinclair. – Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

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SKY EVENTS:

ISS: Rising at 6:21PM in the south and travelling through the southern sky towards the east.

Rising at 7:56PM in the SW and visible until almost directly overhead.

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-Al C