Liverpool,Nova Scotia - Cloudy with sunny periods. 30 percent chance of showers this morning.

30 April 2010

Conditions in Liverpool,NS at 8:00:38 AM : 8.2°C | Mostly Clear | Wind: WSW 13 km/h

 (Normals: Max: 12°C Min: 3°C)

      Yesterday was a mixed bag of weather with periods of sunshine and warmth to periods of rain and cool temps.The high reached +14°C and there were some periods of extremely heavy showers throughout the afternoon.Clearing began in the evening and continued through the night.

      There’s still a possibility of a few showers moving through the area today but it looks like the unsettled weather has generally ended and we should be seeing warm temps and sunshine over the next few days.

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

>·         >Today -- Cloudy with sunny periods. 30 percent chance of showers this morning. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. High 10. UV index 4 or moderate.

>·         >Tonight -- Clearing this evening. Low plus 4.

>·         >Saturday -- Sunny. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light late in the day. High 14.

>·         >Sunday -- A mix of sun and cloud. Low 6. High 13.

 

Today’s Weather Trivia:

April 30,2003: With bad weather forecast, officials delayed opening the Prince Edward Island and North Shore lobster season. When foul weather failed to materialize, frustrated fishers were outraged over losing a day's revenue in an already short season. A lost day early in the season is especially harmful because catches are more plentiful and the meat is tastier than later in the season.– Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

Sky Events:

ISS:

Date: Friday, April 30, 2010

Time: 09:06 PM

Duration: 4 minutes

Maximum Elevation: 51°

Approach: 16° above SW

Departure: 15° above ENE

 

Date: Friday, April 30, 2010

Time: 10:42 PM

Duration: 3 minutes

Maximum Elevation: 29°

Approach: 17° above WNW

Departure: 23° above NNE

 

 

 

Arcturus, which is the third-brightest star in the night sky, is high in the east at nightfall and high in the west at first light tomorrow. The light from Arcturus that reaches your eye tonight has been traveling through space since 1973.

 

 

 

-Al C