Friday, November 5, 2010

5 November 2010 - Conditions at 6:40 AM: 15.6C, Overcast w/ rain, Wind: SSE 46 km/h

Yesterday was a mild day here with afternoon temps near 12C as the storm that is battering our area now was approaching.Rain began in the early evening and winds began to gust moderately.This morning it is raining and quite windy and these conditions will persist for the next few days.Rain and wind warnings are in effect for most of the province with up to 120mm (close to 5 inches) of rain possible between now and Sunday.Temps will be mild and well above normal until this system moves out.

The forecast for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max 9C / Min 2C)

Rainfall warning in effect

Wind warning in effect.

Today

Rain at times heavy. Amount 30 to 40 mm. Fog patches. Wind south 40 km/h gusting to 70 increasing to 60 gusting to 90 early this morning. High 16.

Tonight

Rain at times heavy. Amount 30 to 40 mm. Fog patches. Wind south 60 km/h gusting to 90 becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 overnight. Low 10.

Saturday

Rain at times heavy. Amount 30 to 40 mm. Fog patches. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light in the morning. Wind becoming southeast 30 gusting to 50 in the afternoon. High 15.

Sunday

Periods of rain. Windy. Low 12. High 13.

Today’s Weather Trivia:

5 November 1913:1913: A recent cold snap with temperatures dipping to -11°C forced a Port Arthur, ON, physician, who was visiting a work camp, to walk 60 km around the shore of Lake Bateman. The return boat that was to transport him near the train could not break through ice that had frozen firmly in just 2 days. Walking the shoreline was the only way out. – Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

Sky Events:

ISS visible sightings:

Date: Friday, November 05, 2010

Time: 07:03 PM Duration: 2 minutes Maximum Elevation: 20° Approach: 16° above NNW

Departure: 16° above NNE

The Moon is "new" at 11:52 p.m. CDT, marking its passage between Earth and Sun. Darkness cloaks the hemisphere that faces our way, so we can't see it. But the Moon will return to view as a thin crescent in the western sky on Sunday evening.

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

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