Conditions at 7:18 AM: 8.0C, Mostly clear, Wind: WNW 10 km/h

13 October 2010

 

Yesterday was a mostly overcast day but temps were in the mid to upper teens through the day and winds were generally calm.The evening remained cloudy and temps dropped to the upper single digits overnight.

The next couple of days are expected to be sunny with seasonable temps.Rain is still expected for the weekend.

 

 

The forecast for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max 13C / Min 5C)

Frost warning in effect.

Today

Sunny. Fog patches early this morning. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h this morning. High 13. UV index 3 or moderate.

 

Tonight

Clear. Fog patches overnight. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low plus 4 with patchy frost.

 

Thursday

Sunny. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h in the evening. High 13.

 

Friday

Periods of rain. Low 9. High 13.

 

 

 

Today’s Weather Trivia:

13 October 2005:2005: Thick fog blanketing southern Manitoba reduced highway visibility to a few car lengths, as bad as during a blizzard, and triggered countless accidents. It extended from Winnipeg to Brandon and north through the Interlake country. After a week of rain, left-over moisture had combined with near-freezing temperatures to generate fog. The absence of wind kept the saturated air in place.  – Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

 

 

Sky Events:

 

ISS visible sightings:

Date: Thursday, October 14, 2010

Time: 05:32 AM 

Duration: 1 minutes

Maximum Elevation: 24°

Approach: 24° above NNE

Departure: 19° above NE

 

Time: 07:05 AM 

Duration: Less than 1 minute

Maximum Elevation: 20°

Approach: 16° above WNW

Departure: 20° above WNW

 

 

Sandwiched in the middle of the big constellations Taurus, Cetus, and Eridanus is a small, extinct constellation that honored England's King George II. Its brightest star, Omicron 2 Eridani, is really three separate stars bound by gravity.

 

 

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