Conditions at 6:35 AM: 15.3C, Overcast w/ rain, Wind: SSW 19 km/h

26 October 2010

It was overcast here all day yesterday with the temps in the lower double digits.There was very little change in the evening and temps actually rose to the mid teens overnight.Rain began through the early hours this morning and was quite heavy by times.More rain is expected today and for the next couple of days.The revised forecast has some possible clearing by Friday.Temps will be slightly above seasonal norms.

The forecast for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max 11C / Min 3C)

Today

Periods of rain ending near noon then cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Risk of thundershowers this morning. Amount 20 mm. Fog patches dissipating near noon. Wind southwest 20 km/h. High 15.

Tonight

Cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers this evening and after midnight. Periods of rain beginning overnight. Fog patches developing this evening. Low 11.

Wednesday

Periods of rain ending in the morning then cloudy with 60 percent chance of drizzle or showers. Showers beginning in the evening. Risk of thundershowers in the afternoon. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Fog patches. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High 16.

Thursday

Periods of rain. Low 12. High 14.

Today’s Weather Trivia:

26 October 1851:1851: A gale with rain, snow, and freezing rain assaulted the Bay of Chaleur, at Miramichi, NB. Several vessels lying in Paspebiac were driven ashore and destroyed. One ship tried to ride the storm with 4 anchors cast and top masts lowered but near midnight broke away from her anchors and was pushed ashore. Trees, fences, and telegraph poles were felled and wharves were damaged by high tides. – Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

Sky Events:

ISS visible sightings:

Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Time: 07:48 PM

Duration: 2 minutes

Maximum Elevation: 43°

Approach: 16° above SW

Departure: 43° above S

The star Aldebaran, the orange "eye" of Taurus, the bull, lines up well to the right of the Moon as they rise late this evening. Aldebaran is more than 40 times wider than the Sun, thousands of degrees cooler, and about 70 percent more massive.

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