Conditions at 6:56 AM: 17.0C | Overcast | Wind: SSW 7 km/h

9 September 2010

We had a mostly overcast day with temps in the lower 20Cs yesterday.None of the forecast showers made it into this area.The evening was dry and cool with temps in the mid to upper teens where they held through the overnight hours.More showers are forecast for here for the next couple of days.

The forecast for our area issued by Environment Canada :
(Normals: Max 20C / Min 11C)
Today
Cloudy with sunny periods and 40 percent chance of showers this morning. A few showers beginning near noon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 19. UV index 5 or moderate.

Tonight
Cloudy periods. Fog patches developing this evening. Low 13.

Friday
Cloudy with sunny periods. 60 percent chance of showers in the afternoon and evening. Fog patches dissipating in the morning. Wind west 20 km/h becoming northwest 20 early in the evening. High 19.

Saturday
Cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Low 13. High 16.

Today’s Weather Trivia:
9 September 1907: A telephone work crew laying a new phone line between Lethbridge and Calgary, AB, found 25 poles broken off 2 m from the ground, as though a hurricane had passed over the spot. That morning, only a light dusting of snow, with light winds, had occurred. Neither the snow nor the wind could account for this peculiar affair. – Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

Sky Events:
• International Space Station (next visible sighting):
Date: Thursday, September 09, 2010
Time: 09:27 PM
Duration: 1 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 42°
Approach: 23° above W
Departure: 42° above WSW

• Lacerta, the lizard, scurries high overhead on September evenings. It is between the outstretched wings of Cygnus, the swan, and W-shaped Cassiopeia. You need dark skies and a starchart to help you find this squiggle of five stars. – [Star Date Online]

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