Sunny this morning then a mix of sun and cloud.High 21. UV index 7.

12 August 2010
Conditions at my location near Liverpool,NS at 7:10:11 AM : 13.5°C (Normals: Max: 24°C Min: 14°C) | Clear | Wind: N 8 km/h
Yesterday was another hot day here with temps in the upper 20Cs and high humidity levels.There were some cloudy periods in the early evening but all was 100% clear by night fall (check the pic on http://skyandweather.blogspot.com ).Temps dropped into the low teens overnight.
Today is expected to be cooler than yesterday and there’s a small chance of showers this afternoon.For the rest of the week we are expecting clear skies and warm weather.


The 3 day forecast for our area issued by Environment Canada :
Today -- Sunny this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Fog patches early this morning. High 21. UV index 7 or high.
Tonight -- A few clouds. Low 12.
Friday -- Sunny with cloudy periods. High 22.
Saturday -- Sunny. Low 12. High 25.


Today’s Weather Trivia:
12 August 2003: Near Wabamun Lake, AB, a brief but powerful storm featuring green-turquoise skies and packing tornadic winds, golf-ball size hail and sheets of rain damaged several buildings and caused some personal injuries to people at the lake resort/golf course. Shattered tree fragments littered the grounds. Flying debris smashed clubhouse windows and doors. – Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

Sky Events:
• International Space Station (next visible sighting):
Date: Friday, August 13, 2010
Time: 03:52 AM
Duration: Less than 1 minute
Maximum Elevation: 35°
Approach: 35° above N
Departure: 26° above NNE

Time: 05:26 AM
Duration: 2 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 20°
Approach: 16° above NW
Departure: 18° above NNE

• Three planets line up above the Moon this evening. The brightest is Venus, the "evening star." Mars is just to its upper left, with Saturn a little farther to its upper right. Mars looks slightly orange, while Saturn is pale yellow. – [Star Date Online]

• AURORA (‘Northern Lights’) WATCH: Auroral activity will be active. Weather permitting, active auroral displays will be visible overhead from Inuvik, Yellowknife, Rankin and Igaluit to Juneau, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Sept-Iles, and visible low on the horizon from Vancouver, Great Falls, Pierre, Madison, Lansing, Ottawa, Portland and St. Johns.