Conditions at 8:29 AM: 9.4C, Clear, Wind: NNW 5 km/h

18 September 2010

We had lots of rain and wind here yesterday morning with a little thunder thrown in just to make it interesting.22mm was measured at the Western Head weather station.The rain ended by noon and afternoon temps were near 20C.Clearing began overnight and temps dropped to the upper single digits.Temps are expected to remain seasonable for the next week however the forecast has been revised and showers are a possibility for tomorrow and into next week.

Hurricane Igor will be passing south of us on Monday and Tuesday.We will get a liittle wind and surf levels will be high but it will not have any significant impact here.

 

The  forecast for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max 18C / Min 9C)

Today

Sunny. Fog patches early this morning. High 16 except 19 inland. UV index 6 or high.

 

Tonight

Clear. Increasing cloudiness after midnight then 30 percent chance of drizzle or showers. Fog patches overnight. Low 11 except 7 inland.

 

Sunday

Cloudy with 30 percent chance of drizzle or showers early in the morning. Clearing in the morning. High 16 except 19 inland.

 

Monday

Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Low 14. High 17.

 

 

Today’s Weather Trivia:

18 September 1903:1903: Over 40 mm of rain curtailed mining operations around Dominion Creek, YK. Earlier there had been no water and no work. When rains did come, they created a tidal wave sweeping away wheelbarrows, packsaddles, and grub, and flooding mines. The rain damaged the Caribou Hotel's roof, in spite of last summer's efforts to waterproof it. One customer slept with an umbrella over his head.

  – 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.

 

 

• The planet Mercury is farthest from the Sun for its current morning appearance over the next few days. It looks like a bright star. Even so, it is so low in the east at first light that it is tough to spot. Binoculars will enhance the view.

 

 

 

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