Conditions at 6:54 AM: 20.4C, Overcast, Wind: SSW 21 km/h

1 October 2010 

We had another warm day here yesterday with temps reaching into the upper 20Cs along with high humidity levels.There were a few showers in the late afternoon.Temps remained very warm through the evening and were still above 20C by midnight where they held through the overnight hours.

Today is expected to be another warm and humid day but a change is on the way tomorrow.Temps will be dropping to more seasonal values and we should see some clearing finally.

 

The  forecast for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max 16C / Min 7C)

• Today

Cloudy with 60 percent chance of drizzle early this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Fog patches along the coast. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 22. UV index 6 or high.

 

• Tonight

Becoming cloudy this evening with showers. Risk of a thundershower overnight. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Fog. Wind south 40 km/h gusting to 70. Low 17.

 

• Saturday

Showers ending in the morning then clearing. Risk of a thundershower early in the morning. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Wind south 40 km/h gusting to 70 becoming west 30 gusting to 50 late in the morning. Temperature falling to 14 in the morning then steady.

 

• Sunday

Sunny. Low 8. High 15.

 

 

Today’s Weather Trivia:

1 October 2005: 2005: The World Half Marathon Championship was run in Edmonton, AB, in steady rain and 4°C. The weather was tough on all of the runners, especially those from Africa. The winner, from Tanzania, ran the 21-km race in 62 minutes, although he had never run in such weather. The women's winner, from Romania, had trained in similar conditions, unlike the runners-up from Netherlands and Kenya.– Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

 

 

Sky Events:

• International Space Station (visible sighting):

Date: Saturday, October 02, 2010

 

                                          Time: 06:27 AM 

 

                                          Duration: 3 minutes

 

                                          Maximum Elevation: 67°

 

                                          Approach: 16° above SW

 

                                          Departure: 39° above ENE

 

 

• Autumn is barely underway, but you can get a preview of the winter sky this week in the hours before dawn. Taurus, the bull, is high overhead. Orion stands to its southeast, with Sirius, the sky's brightest star, low in the south-southeast.

 

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