Conditions at 7:57 AM: 6.9C, Clear, Wind: NNW 12 km/h

3 October 2010

 The humidity finally broke yesterday.The day started out with some heavy showers but by noon time the sky was beginning to clear.The afternoon temps were a comfortable 19C and it was quite breezy.The wind died out in the evening and the sky was 100% clear.Overnight temps were in the mid single digits.

Today is expected to be sunny with seasonable temps.Some showers are possible tomorrow but the rest of the week is looking pretty good.

 

 

The  forecast for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max 15C / Min 5C)

• Today

Sunny. Increasing cloudiness this afternoon. High 16. UV index 5 or moderate.

 

• Tonight

Cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers overnight. Wind northeast 20 km/h. Low 11.

 

• Monday

Cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Wind northeast 20 km/h. High 16.

 

• Tuesday

A mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of showers. Low 9. High 17.

 

 

Today’s Weather Trivia:

3 October 2007: 2007: Wet weather thwarted a plan to stem the spread of tree-killing mountain pine beetles in Alberta. The provincial government had planned to burn about 80 square km of mature lodgepole pines near Banff National Park, which the advancing beetles could attack by laying eggs. But it was getting too late and was now too wet, so scientists delayed the burning until spring.  – Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

 

 

Sky Events:

• International Space Station (visible sighting):

Date: Monday, October 04, 2010

Time: 05:47 AM 

Duration: 2 minutes

Maximum Elevation: 79°

Approach: 57° above SW

Departure: 32° above ENE

 

 

• The Moon lines up near a bright star late tonight: Regulus, the "heart" of Leo, the lion. The most recent calculations show that the star is 79 light-years from Earth, so the light that reaches us tonight actually left the star in 1931.

 

 

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