22 November 2010 - Conditions at 7:10 AM: -3.5C, Mostly overcast, Wind: NW 10 km/h

It was a cool day here yesterday with temps in the low single digits for the day.There was no precip in this area and skies were generally clear for most of the day and evening.Clouds moved in overnight but some clearing is expected later.

Some flurries and snow are expected later tonight with a change to rain as temps rise.Temps will remain mild with showers until mid-week.

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Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max 6C / Min -2C)

Today

A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming cloudy this afternoon. High plus 2.

Tonight

Cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries this evening. Light snow beginning late this evening changing to periods of rain after midnight. Snowfall amount 2 cm inland. Fog patches developing overnight. Low zero with temperature rising to plus 4 by morning.

Tuesday

Periods of drizzle changing to rain in the evening. Fog patches. High 8.

Wednesday

Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Low plus 4. High 6.

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The marine forecast:

Weather & Visibility

A few showers and flurries tonight. A few showers beginning Tuesday evening. Fog patches forming Tuesday morning.

Winds

Wind northerly 10 to 15 knots diminishing to light this morning then becoming southeast 15 this evening.

Waves

Seas 1 metre or less.

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Today’s Weather Trivia:

22 November 2008:2008: A crowd of 400 shivered at the Winnipeg Zoo during a tribute to Debbie the polar bear, dead at age 42. It was weather only a polar bear would appreciate, said the Winnipeg Free Press. There were moist eyes and sniffles but mostly from freezing cold. The event's MC suggested a stranger passing by might question the sanity of Winnipeggers standing outside in -17 wind chill in memory of a polar bear. – Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

Sky Events:

ISS visible sightings:

No visible sightings until Friday, November 26, 2010

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· A myriad of bright stars twinkles across the sky early this evening. In the west, look for the stars of the Summer Triangle, Vega, Deneb, and Altair. Fomalhaut is low in the south, and yellow-orange Capella is low in the northeast.

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

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