Sunny with cloudy periods.High 25. UV index 8.

21 August 2010
Conditions at my location near Liverpool,NS at 6:46:40 AM : 15.1°C (Normals: Max: 23°C Min: 13°C) | Mostly clear | Wind: NNW 2 km/h
It was another hot day here yesterday with afternoon temps in the mid 20s.The humidity levels were in the comfortable range.The evening was a little foggy with temps in the upper teens.
The warm,sunny and dry conditions are expected to remain with us well into next week.Enjoy!


The 3 day forecast for our area issued by Environment Canada :
Today-- Sunny with cloudy periods. Fog patches dissipating early this morning. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h this morning. High 25. UV index 8 or very high.
Tonight -- A few clouds. Low 14.
Sunday -- Sunny with cloudy periods. High 26.
Monday -- Sunny. Low 11. High 22.

Today’s Weather Trivia:
21 August 1854: A canoe carried passengers from a small Québec village to a barge in the Beauharnois Canal. In dense fog, the canoe went astray and drifted among rapids, where it upset. All those aboard clung to the canoe for 12 km. A boy swam to an island to save himself. One after another, the exhausted adults let go the frail support and drowned, though the boy made every effort to save them. – Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

Sky Events:
• International Space Station (next visible sighting):
Date: Sunday, August 22, 2010
Time: 04:44 AM
Duration: 3 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 76°
Approach: 39° above WNW
Departure: 18° above SE

• The star Altair, whose name comes from the Arabic for eagle, is high overhead this evening. It is the brightest star in the constellation Aquila, the eagle. At a distance of 16 light-years, it is one of our closest stellar neighbors. – [Star Date Online]

• AURORA (‘Northern Lights’) WATCH: Auroral activity will be low.