Liverpool,Nova Scotia - Clearing early this morning. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning.

1 May 2010

Conditions in Liverpool,NS at 6:48:47 AM : 5.5°C | Clear | Wind: W 17 km/h

 (Normals: Max: 12°C Min: 3°C)

      It was fairly mild here yesterday with afternoon highs reaching +14°C .However,the wind was quite brisk and there were some cloudy periods.The wind finally diminished in the evening and the sky cleared.Temps dropped to the single digits overnight.

      It is going to warm up nicely today and the warm weather will be with us for a while….

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

·         Today -- Clearing early this morning. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 17. UV index 7 or high.

·         Tonight -- Clear. Increasing cloudiness overnight. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low plus 4.

·         Sunday -- Cloudy with sunny periods. Fog along the coast in the afternoon and evening. Wind becoming south 30 km/h near noon. High 12 except 20 inland.

·         Monday -- Cloudy. Low 7. High 24.

Today’s Weather Trivia:

May 1,2003: North of Edmonton, AB, a 10-year-old girl went missing for 21 hours, spending the night lost in cold, snowy weather. More than 100 people searched for her, along with search dogs and an RCMP helicopter. When the girl saw the chopper fly over, she put her coat on the ground. The coat's colour stood out against the white snow and brown and green vegetation and made her easy to spot.– Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

Sky Events:

ISS:

·         Date: Saturday, May 01, 2010

Time: 09:31 PM

Duration: 4 minutes

Maximum Elevation: 56°

Approach: 16° above WSW

Departure: 16° above NE

 

 

·         Date: Saturday, May 01, 2010

Time: 11:08 PM

Duration: 1 minutes

Maximum Elevation: 21°

Approach: 20° above NNW

Departure: 20° above N

 

Today is May Day, one of four cross-quarter days, which come roughly half way between a solstice and an equinox. In many older calendars, these dates marked the beginnings of the seasons, not their mid-points.

 

 

 

-Al C