Liverpool,Nova Scotia - Nice today,rain tomorrow

13 March 2010

Conditions in Liverpool,NS at 6:54:37 AM : -1.4°C | Clear | Wind: ENE 24 km/h | Windchill -6°C

(Normals: Max: 3°C Min: -6°C)

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The warm weather looks like it’s here to stay and yesterday was no exception.Afternoon temps reached close to +12°C and the evening was clear and mild.Ovenight temps did drop to slightly below freezing but it’s expected to warm up nicely again today.Some rain is on the way for tomorrow and Monday but only small amounts are forecast.More warm and dry weather will be the story for next week however,according to an article in todays’ Chronicle Herald,typically 1/4 of our snowfall comes after March 12.It doesn’t look like that will happen this year but the weather can change here quite quickly and it’s not unusual to have snow for Easter.

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

• Today: Sunny. High 7. UV index 4 or moderate.
• Tonight: Clear. Increasing cloudiness near midnight. Wind east 30 km/h. Low minus 2 with temperature rising to plus 1 by morning.
• Sunday: Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning in the afternoon. Amount 2 to 4 mm. Wind east 30 km/h increasing to 50 gusting to 70 late in the day. High 6.
• Monday: A mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of showers. Low zero. High 9.

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Today’s Weather Trivia:

13 March 2008: Snow, fierce winds, and freezing rain shut down ferry service and made roads impassable in central Newfoundland. Hospital staff worked 2 straight shifts when the next shift couldn't get in. Downtown St. John's was quiet, except for the din of snowblowers and snowplows. On Fogo Island, an avalanche buried several homes and damaged a bridge, the worst snow the mayor had seen in a long time. – Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

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SKY EVENTS:

ISS: Rising at 6:56PM in the northwest and traveling through the northern sky as it moves towards the northeast.

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-Al C