Conditions at 7:29 AM: 12.2C, Overcast, Wind: NNE 10

6 October 2010 

Yesterday turned out to be a nice day after the rain ended in the morning.The afternoon was mainly sunny and temps reached into the upper teens.Temps remained mild in the evening and the sky began to cloud over. Today is expected to be generally cloudy with some rain on the way for this evening. 

The forecast for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max 15C / Min 6C)

• Today

Cloudy. 40 percent chance of rain late this afternoon. Wind becoming northeast 30 km/h this morning then east 40 gusting to 70 this afternoon. High 16. UV index 3 or moderate.

 

• Tonight

Rain. Amount 20 to 30 mm. Fog patches along the coast. Wind east 40 km/h gusting to 70 becoming southeast 30 this evening then west 20 after midnight. Low 13.

 

• Thursday

Showers ending in the afternoon then cloudy. Amount 2 mm. Fog patches along the coast early in the morning. Wind west 20 km/h becoming southwest 30 gusting to 60 late in the morning. High 15.

 

• Friday

A mix of sun and cloud. Low 8. High 11.

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Today’s Weather Trivia:

6 October 2004:2004: Some 160 km off Ireland, a fire started on Canada's newly commissioned HMCS Chicoutimi; a Navy lieutenant suffocated to death, 9 other sailors suffered smoke inhalation, and the submarine lost engine power. Gale-force winds, heavy seas, and 8-m waves rolled and buffeted the sub and hampered efforts to tow it back to port. The injured were taken by chopper to Northern Ireland.    – Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

 

 

Sky Events:

• International Space Station (visible sighting):

Date: Thursday, October 07, 2010

Time: 05:34 AM 

Duration: 1 minutes

Maximum Elevation: 31°

Approach: 31° above N

Departure: 16° above NE

 

 

• Teapot-shaped Sagittarius tips above the southwestern horizon early this evening. Under dark skies, the Milky Way rises from its spout like steam. Several big stellar nurseries line the edges of the steam, and are visible through a telescope.

 

 

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