Cloudy with sunny periods.High 21 except 24 inland. UV index 7.

2 August 2010
Conditions at my location near Liverpool,NS at 6:41:21 AM : 14.9°C (Normals: Max: 24°C Min: 15°C) | Partly clear | Wind: NNW 6 km/h
It was quite nice here yesterday with temps in the mid 20Cs for most of the day and a fair amount of sunshine.The evening saw a few light clouds move in and temps were in the mid teens.
Today and tomorrow are expected to be mostly sunny but cool with rain on the way for Wednesday.

The 3 day forecast for our area issued by Environment Canada :
Today -- Cloudy with sunny periods. Becoming sunny with cloudy periods near noon. Fog patches early this morning. High 21 except 24 inland. UV index 7 or high.
Tonight -- Clear. Fog patches overnight. Low 13.
Tuesday -- Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud in the morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h near noon. High 19 except 23 inland.
Wednesday -- Periods of rain. Low 15. High 22.

Today’s Weather Trivia:
2 August 2007: Vancouver, BC, residents correctly described this summer as one of the worst in recent memory. Only 3 of 16 weekends were fully dry. From late May to early September, 22 of 36 weekend days were wet, and from June to September, almost 2/3rds of the summer precipitation fell on Saturdays and Sundays. In 2006, of the 122 mm of rain that fell in those same 4 months, only 17% fell on a weekend. – Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

Sky Events:
• International Space Station (next visible sighting):
Date: Thursday, August 05, 2010
Time: 05:00 AM
Duration: 2 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 16°
Approach: 15° above SSE
Departure: 15° above ESE

• A giant teapot floats low across the south this month, with a "steam" of stars rising from its spout. The teapot is formed by the brightest stars of Sagittarius, which is in the southeast at nightfall and due south around midnight. – [Star Date Online]

• AURORA (‘Northern Lights’) WATCH: A coronal mass ejection (CME) produced by the event is heading directly for Earth. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras when it arrives on or about August 3rd.