Liverpool,Nova Scotia - Dry but cooler this week

11 April 2010

Conditions in Liverpool,NS at 7:22:03 AM : 4.9°C | Clear | Wind: SW 12 km/h

 (Normals: Max: 8°C Min: 0°C)

      Yesterday was cool and damp with afternoon temps only around +9°C.It began to clear by evening but temps remained cool.

This week is expected to be fairly dry with temps in the seasonal range.

• The 7 day forecast for our area issued by Environment Canada:

Today -- Sunny with cloudy periods. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 8 except 12 inland. UV index 6 or high. 

Tonight -- A few clouds. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light overnight. Low plus 3. 

Monday -- Sunny in the morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 60 percent chance of showers in the afternoon and evening. High 11. 

Tuesday -- Cloudy. Low plus 4. High 9. 

Wednesday -- A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 2. High 8. 

Thursday -- Cloudy. Low zero. High 7. 

Friday -- A mix of sun and cloud. Low zero. High 6. 

Saturday -- A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 1. High 8.

 

• Today’s Weather Trivia:

April 11,1941: Three years ago, lightning struck a barn in West Montrose, ON. Two years later, it was rebuilt. Then, on Good Friday, lightning struck and burned it again. A farmer purchased the remains and moved them to his farm, where 200 men helped him raise the frame. Thirty women prepared food to feed the gang of men in an old fashioned barn raising. – Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

• Sky Events:

ISS w/ shuttle docked:

Date: Monday, April 12, 2010
Time: 05:15 AM
Duration: 2 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 82°
Approach: 42° above WSW
Departure: 32° above NE

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Virgo is the second-largest constellation. It is so big that it takes about four hours for the whole constellation to clear the eastern horizon. Yet is contains only one bright star: blue-white Spica, which climbs into view around nightfall.

-Al C