High 18. UV index 8 or very high.

3 August 2010
Conditions at my location near Liverpool,NS at 6:40:26 AM : 13.7°C (Normals: Max: 24°C Min: 14°C) | Partly clear | Wind: SW 6 km/h
We had a nice day here yesterday with temps in the middle 20Cs and lots of sun.The evening was generally clear with temps dropping to the lower teens overnight.Sunny and warm again today with showers moving in tonight and staying with us through tomorrow.

The 3 day forecast for our area issued by Environment Canada :
Today -- Fog dissipating this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of showers later this morning. High 18. UV index 8 or very high.
Tonight -- Cloudy. A few showers beginning overnight. Risk of thundershowers before morning. Amount 2 mm. Fog patches developing this evening. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h late this evening. Low 16.
Wednesday -- Showers ending in the afternoon then cloudy with sunny periods. Risk of thundershowers early in the morning. Amount 5 mm. Fog along the coast. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 20.
Thursday -- A mix of sun and cloud with 60 percent chance of showers. Low 17. High 26.

Today’s Weather Trivia:
3 August 1909: Southern Manitoba had brilliant lightning, heavy rain, and large hail. In Winnipeg, baseball players and cricketers sought shelter. At Morden and Grandview, hen's-egg-size hail drove big holes in the ground. At Dauphin, lightning struck a home's roof but those inside did not know it until a neighbour checked to see if any one was hurt. Nearby, lightning killed a $3,000 horse. – 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

• The center of our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is hidden behind clouds of dust. But its location is easy to find. It is above the spout of teapot-shaped Sagittarius, which scoots low across the south on summer evenings. – [Star Date Online]

• AURORA (‘Northern Lights’) WATCH: High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras tonight. One and possibly two coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are heading toward Earth, propelled by the solar eruptions of August 1st.