Monday, October 25, 2010

Conditions at 7:29 AM: 5.5C, Overcast, Wind: calm

25 October 2010

Yesterday was a fairly nice day here with temps in the lower double digits along with a fair amount of sunshine.The sky remained mostly clear in the evening with temps dropping to the mid single digits.

Overnight the sky clouded up ahead of some stormy weather.We won’t be seeing any sunshine this week with rain,showers and clouds expected from now until next Sunday.

The forecast for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max 11C / Min 3C)

Today

Cloudy with sunny periods. 40 percent chance of showers early this morning. High 10.

Tonight

Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning before morning. Fog patches developing overnight. Temperature steady near 10.

Tuesday

Periods of rain ending near noon then cloudy. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Fog patches. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light early in the evening. High 16.

Wednesday

Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Low 11. High 16.

Today’s Weather Trivia:

25 October 1933:1933: The stormy waters of Lake Winnipeg (MB) held fast the fate of 26 persons aboard 2 lake fishing boats, their whereabouts unreported for 5 days. Snow-laden winds converted inshore craft into miniature icebergs. Search planes were used to locate the 2 vessels, believed to be frozen in somewhere.– Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

Sky Events:

ISS visible sightings:

Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Time: 07:23 PM

Duration: Less than 1 minute

Maximum Elevation: 16°

Approach: 15° above SSE

Departure: 16° above SE

The bright "eye" of Taurus, the bull, winks up at the Moon tonight. Aldebaran is to the lower right of the Moon as it rises around 9 p.m., and to the lower left of the Moon at first light tomorrow.

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

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