Conditions at 7:21 AM: 18.6C, Overcast, SW 15 km/h

25 September 2010

Yesterday was a cool and cloudy day with afternoon highs only in the upper teens.There were some showers in the late afternoon/early evening.Overnight the temps began to rise and today is expected to be a very warm day for this time of the year.More showers are a possibility over the next 4 or 5 days.

 

The  forecast for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max 17C / Min 8C)

Today

Cloudy with sunny periods and 70 percent chance of showers this morning and 30 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Risk of thunderstorms this afternoon. Fog patches. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. High 19 except 24 inland. UV index 5 or moderate.

 

Tonight

Cloudy periods with 30 percent chance of showers. Fog patches dissipating overnight. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 12.

 

Sunday

Cloudy with sunny periods and 30 percent chance of showers. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h in the morning. High 17.

 

Monday

Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Low 9. High 16.

 

 

Today’s Weather Trivia:

25 September 1941:1941: A near-hurricane roared across parts of southern Ontario. Up to 90% of the unpicked apple crop was damaged. The east side of the roof of the Mennonite church in Elmira was hurled on top of a spruce-tree-lined windbreaker. When a Kitchener collegiate lost power, classroom changes were announced with cowbells; the 1st time, students thought it was a fire and rushed to evacuate the building. – Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

 

 

Sky Events:

• International Space Station (visible sighting):

There are no visible sightings until Sept 29.

 

 

• A pair of "dog stars" chases across autumn’s pre-dawn sky. The brighter star is Sirius, in Canis Major, the big dog. The other is Procyon, of Canis Minor, the little dog. Both stars are high in the sky at first light.

 

 

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