Saturday, November 27, 2010

27 November 2010 - Conditions at 7:39 AM: -2.6C, Mostly clear, Wind: W 7 km/h

Yesterday was mild but wet with rain falling for most of the day.High temps were near 8C.Clearing began in the late evening and temps dropped to below freezing overnight.

We are expecting a few showers today as temps rise to above freezing on the coast.Inland areas may see some flurry activity.More showers or flurries are possible tonight.

A stretch of dry weather will move in tomorrow and be with us until the middle of next week.Temps are expected to be within the seasonal normal range.

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Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max +5C / Min -3C)

Today

A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming cloudy near noon with showers except flurries over higher terrain. Rainfall amount 2 mm except snowfall amount 2 cm over higher terrain. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this morning. High 6 except plus 2 over higher terrain.

Tonight

Rain showers and flurries ending overnight then cloudy periods. Rainfall amount 2 mm except snowfall amount 2 cm over higher terrain. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming northwest 20 gusting to 40 overnight. Low zero.

Sunday

Sunny with cloudy periods. Wind northwest 30 km/h. High plus 2.

Monday

Sunny. Low minus 3. High plus 3.

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The marine forecast:

Weather & Visibility

A few showers beginning this afternoon and ending overnight.

Winds

Wind northwest 20 knots diminishing to light early this morning then increasing to west 25 early this evening. Wind increasing to west 30 late this evening then diminishing to northwest 15 Sunday morning.

Waves

Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 early this morning then building to 2 to 3 late this afternoon. Seas subsiding to 1 to 2 Sunday afternoon.

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Today’s Weather Trivia:

27 November 1950:1950: Nearly 1,000 people fled their ice-sheathed homes on the west end of Lake Ontario as a howling 150 km/h gale lashed the air with snow, sand, and water. Exhaustion, shock, bruises, and chills from icy water immersion led to casualties. The storm pitched 12 cabins into the churning waves and tilted several others on their footings. Waves flooded furnaces and sanitation equipment in cellars. – Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

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Sky Events:

· ISS visible sightings:

Date: Sunday, November 28, 2010

Time: 05:45 AM Duration: 2 minutes Maximum Elevation: 32° Approach: 19° above SSW Departure: 28° above ESE

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· Regulus, the brightest star of Leo, the lion, stands to the left of the Moon as they rise around midnight. Regulus consists of at least four stars: the bright star that is visible to the unaided eye, plus three smaller, fainter companions.

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

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