Sunny with cloudy periods.High 25.UV index 7.

15 August 2010
Conditions at my location near Liverpool,NS at 8:34:50 AM : 16.1°C (Normals: Max: 23°C Min: 14°C) | Partly clear | Wind: NNE 5 km/h
We had another warm and sunny day yesterday with the high temps in the mid to upper 20C range.The evening was mild and clear and the overnight temps were warmer then the past couple and dropped only to the mid teens.More warm and sunny weather is forecast for today and tomorrow.We may see a few showers on Tuesday.


The 3 day forecast for our area issued by Environment Canada :
Today -- Sunny with cloudy periods. Fog patches dissipating early this morning. High 25 except 20 along parts of the coast. UV index 7 or high.
Tonight -- Clear. Low 12.
Monday -- Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud near noon. Wind becoming south 20 km/h in the afternoon. High 24 except 20 along parts of the coast.
Tuesday -- Showers. Low 14. High 21.

Today’s Weather Trivia:
15 August 1961: In remote Mashagama Lake, ON, 4 brothers aged 4 to 8 drowned. A sudden squall and high waves swamped the family's 4-m boat. The frantic father found 3 boys and got them to the partly submerged craft. By the time he found the 4th child, the other 3 were gone. His plunge back into the 15-m depths to look for them was fruitless. He returned to the boat to find his last son gone. – Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

Sky Events:
• International Space Station (next visible sighting):
Date: Monday, August 16, 2010
Time: 03:38 AM
Duration: Less than 1 minute
Maximum Elevation: 22°
Approach: 22° above N
Departure: 19° above NNE

Time: 05:12 AM
Duration: 2 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 22°
Approach: 15° above NNW
Departure: 22° above NNE



• The Moon passes by one of the scorpion's lost claws tonight: the star Zubenelgenubi. It is a little above the Moon as darkness falls. The name "Zubenelgenubi" means the "the southern claw." – [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..