Sunny with cloudy periods.High 22. UV index 7.

11 August 2010
Conditions at my location near Liverpool,NS at 7:02:39 AM : 19.0°C (Normals: Max: 24°C Min: 14°C) | Mostly clear | Wind: W 9 km/h
It was very hot here yesterday with afternoon temps in the upper 20Cs along with very high humidity levels.It remained mostly clear through the evening and overnight with temps dropping to slightly +/- 20C.
The rain that had been forecast for last night didn’t happen and today’s forecast has been revised to sunshine and warm temps.The fair weather should remain with us through the weekend.


The 3 day forecast for our area issued by Environment Canada :
Today -- Sunny with cloudy periods. Fog patches early this morning. Wind becoming north 20 km/h this afternoon. High 22. UV index 7 or high.
Tonight -- A few clouds. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 14.
Thursday -- Sunny with cloudy periods. High 20.
Friday -- Sunny. Low 11. High 23.



Today’s Weather Trivia:
11 August 1938: Exaggeration about the grasshoppers swooping across the Prairies was rampant. They ate handles off hoes and washing off lines; clouds of them blocked the sun; they bounced off windows, their bodies rattling; they ate holes in women's silk stockings; thousands on rail tracks stopped trains and trolleys; thousands more jumped from locked safety-deposit boxes [adapted from author James Gray]. – Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

Sky Events:
• International Space Station (next visible sighting):
Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010
Time: 03:27 AM
Duration: Less than 1 minute
Maximum Elevation: 22°
Approach: 22° above ENE
Departure: 17° above ENE


Time: 04:58 AM
Duration: 3 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 25°
Approach: 16° above WNW
Departure: 20° above NNE


• The Perseid meteor shower is building up to its peak tomorrow night. The Moon will be out of the way, so it won't interfere with the late-night fireworks. – [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.