Periods of rain beginning late this afternoon.High 21. UV index 6.

25 August 2010
Conditions at my location near Liverpool,NS at 6:37:33 AM : 16.1°C (Normals: Max: 22°C Min: 13°C) | Partly clear | Wind: E 19 km/h

Yesterday started out a bit damp and overcast but the sun was out by noon and the rest of the day was quite nice.Afternoon temps were in the low 20Cs and humidity levels were low.The evening was warm and mostly clear.
Rain is expected to begin here later today and last into tomorrow.The rest of the week is expected to be sunny and warm.
Danielle is continuing on it’s track northward.Still no word on whether or not it will impact our area to any degree.At this point,anything we will get from it won’t be until the mid to latter part of next week.


The 3 day forecast for our area issued by Environment Canada :
Today -- Sunny. Increasing cloudiness near noon then periods of rain beginning late this afternoon. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 21. UV index 6 or high.
Tonight -- Periods of rain and fog. Risk of thundershowers overnight. Amount 20 to 30 mm. Wind southeast 40 km/h gusting to 60 becoming south 20 overnight. Low 17.
Thursday -- Cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers in the morning and afternoon then cloudy periods. Fog dissipating in the afternoon. Wind south 20 km/h becoming west 20 in the afternoon. High 21.
Friday -- A mix of sun and cloud. Low 16. High 23.

Today’s Weather Trivia:
25 August 1951: At Tory Hill, ON, lightning hit the chimney of a farmhouse. It tore through a living-room outlet into a bedroom, passing under a child's cot and through a wall above the sleeping parents. The charge tore the bobby pins from the hair of the mother, who felt aflame. Ceilings cracked, windows broke, and bricks were strewn about. Light bulbs shattered and plugs and outlets were bent. – Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

Sky Events:
• International Space Station (next visible sighting):
Date: Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Time: 08:59 PM
Duration: 3 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 27°
Approach: 15° above S
Departure: 17° above E

Time: 10:34 PM
Duration: Less than 1 minute
Maximum Elevation: 18°
Approach: 15° above W
Departure: 18° above W



• The Great Square of Pegasus stands low in the northeast at nightfall. It spans a large region of the sky, and is outlined by the bright stars Alpheratz, Scheat, Markab, and Algenib. – [Star Date Online]

• AURORA (‘Northern Lights’) WATCH: Auroral activity will be moderate. Weather permitting, moderate displays will be visible overhead from Inuvik, Yellowknife, Rankin, and Igaluit to as far south as Whitehorse, Ft. McMurray, James Bay and visible low on the horizon as far south as Prince Rupert, Calgary, Minot, Bemidji, Stevens Point, Traverse City and Quebec City, Canada.