Thursday, November 25, 2010

25 November 2010 - Conditions at 6:36 AM: +1.1C, Overcast, Wind: NW 22 gust 38 km/h

Yesterday started out quite mild but temps began to drop in the morning as the sky cleared.By mid afternoon we were in the single digits and the wind was quite gusty.There were a few flakes of snow in the air throughout various parts of the afternoon.Temps in the evening were near 0 and the winds continued to be brisk.

We are expecting a few flurries today,tomorrow will be a little warmer with rain.

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Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max +5C / Min -2C)

Today

Cloudy with sunny periods. 30 percent chance of flurries this morning. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. High plus 5.

Tonight

Cloudy periods. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light after midnight. Low zero.

Friday

Increasing cloudiness. Rain beginning in the morning. Amount 10 mm. Fog patches developing in the afternoon and dissipating in the evening. Wind becoming southeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 in the afternoon then becoming west 30 gusting to 50 in the evening. High 7.

Saturday

Sunny. Low minus 1. High plus 3.

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The marine forecast:

Weather & Visibility

Rain and fog patches beginning near noon Friday..

Winds

Wind northwest 30 knots diminishing to 20 this afternoon and to 15 this evening. Wind diminishing to light after midnight then increasing to south 15 Friday morning. Wind increasing to south 20 Friday afternoon and to southwest 30 Friday evening..

Waves

Seas 2 metres subsiding to 1 this afternoon then building to 2 Friday afternoon.

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Today’s Weather Trivia:

25 November 1932:1932: Exhausted by sobbing, exposure, and hunger, a 4-year-old Japanese boy was found alone in a small boat adrift in heavy fog near Kirkland Island, BC. His father was believed to have drowned in the Fraser River. Apparently, the boat continued until the gasoline ran out, drifting towards the Strait of Georgia. The boy told police that he went to sleep in the boat but when he awoke his father was gone. – Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

Sky Events:

ISS visible sightings:

Date: Friday, November 26, 2010 Time: 06:27 AM Duration: 2 minutes Maximum Elevation: 29° Approach: 15° above SSW Departure: 29° above SE

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· For stargazers, no time is as spectacular as late fall and early winter, when the evening sky abounds with bright stars, such as Rigel and Betelgeuse in Orion, Aldebaran in Taurus, Capella in Auriga, and Sirius and Procyon in Canis Major and Minor.

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

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