Sunny.High 32. UV index 7.

31 August 2010
Conditions at my location near Liverpool,NS at 7:26:06 AM : 19.0°C (Normals: Max: 22°C Min: 13°C) | Clear | Wind: SW 12 km/h

It was absolutely scorching here yesterday with temps in the lower 30Cs and humidex values near 40C.The evening remained warm with temps in the 20s,dropping to the upper teens overnight.
More of the same is expected today and it may possibly be even hotter.The hot weather is expected to continue until the weekend.

Hurricane Earl will impact our area this Saturday.The current track has it making landfall somewhere near here on the South Shore.It is still too early to tell how much wind and rain to expect but everyone should be prepared for the worse.This storm has the potential to be as destructive here as Juan was to the city area in Sept of 2003.

The forecast for our area issued by Environment Canada :
Today
Sunny. Wind becoming west 20 km/h late this morning. High 32. UV index 7 or high.

Tonight
A few clouds. Fog patches developing overnight. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light near midnight. Low 20.

Wednesday
Sunny. Fog patches dissipating in the morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h in the afternoon except gusting to 40 along parts of the coast in the afternoon and early in the evening. High 33 except 24 along parts of the coast.

Thursday
A mix of sun and cloud. Low 22. High 32 except 25 along parts of the coast.


Today’s Weather Trivia:
31 August 2008: Several dozen people were enjoying a bonfire on Middle Cove beach in eastern Newfoundland around 8:30 p.m. when a giant rogue wave out of nowhere rolled them over. People ran for higher ground and strangers helped each other from being carried out to sea. There were no serious injuries or drownings. – Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

Sky Events:
• International Space Station (next visible sighting):
Date: Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Time: 08:34 PM
Duration: 2 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 31°
Approach: 30° above NW
Departure: 15° above NE


Time: 10:09 PM
Duration: Less than 1 minute
Maximum Elevation: 20°
Approach: 18° above NNW
Departure: 20° above N


• Venus, the brightest object in the night sky after the Moon, has a close companion tonight. Spica, the brightest star of Virgo, is quite close to the upper right of Venus as the sky begins to darken. They are low in the western sky. – [Star Date Online]

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