Conditions at 6:56 AM: 10.9C, Overcast, Wind: WNW 16 km/h

16 September 2010

We had a mix of everything yesterday with some rain,some thunder and some sun.Temps were varying between 17 and 20C depending on the conditions at the time.The showers ended in the evening and temps were cool.Overnight temps were near the single digits.

Clearing is expected today but tomorrow is looking like it will be quite stormy.Sunny and warm weather is forecast for the weekend.

 

The  forecast for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max 19C / Min 9C)

Today

Sunny with cloudy periods. Wind becoming west 30 km/h this morning. High 17. UV index 6 or high.

 

Tonight

Cloudy periods. Becoming cloudy near midnight. Rain at times heavy beginning overnight. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light near midnight. Low 10.

 

Friday

Rain at times heavy changing to showers in the afternoon and ending in the evening then cloudy. Risk of thundershowers late in the afternoon and early in the evening. Amount 30 mm. Wind becoming south 30 km/h gusting to 60 in the morning then southwest 20 in the evening. High 16.

 

Saturday

Sunny. Low 9. High 20.

 

 

Today’s Weather Trivia:

16 September 1841:1841: During a severe thundershower, about 2 km northeast of Dunfermline, SK, small fishes fell from the clouds. Most of them were from 5 to 9 cm in length. Although they must have fallen a considerable distance, many were alive after the fall, jumping in the grass.

  – Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

 

 

Sky Events:

• International Space Station (visible sighting):

There are no visible sightings tonight.

 

 

 

• A couple of hours after sunset, look high overhead for the Summer Triangle: the bright stars Vega, Deneb, and Altair. Vega is the brightest of the three. The stars will remain in good evening view throughout the fall – [Star Date Online]

 

 

 

 

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