19 December 2010 - Conditions at 7:13 AM: -3.7C, Clear, Wind: WNW 6 km/h

We had a pretty good day here yesterday with afternoon temps reaching to almost +5C.The evening was clear with temps slightly below freezing.

Today is expected to be similar to yesterday.Some precip is on the way for Monday and Tuesday.

So far,there are only slight traces of snow here.That is not the case in Europe and places that normally don’t see much snow are buried.This photo was sent in from Wales:

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Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max +2C / Min -7C)

Today

Clearing this morning. High plus 1.

Tonight

Clear. Increasing cloudiness overnight. Low minus 4 except minus 8 inland.

Monday

Cloudy with 60 percent chance of rain showers or flurries in the morning and afternoon. Snow beginning late in the afternoon. Snowfall amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming north 30 km/h gusting to 50 late in the afternoon. High plus 1.

Tuesday

Rain. Windy. Low plus 1. High plus 5.

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The marine forecast:

Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots veering to northeast 15 this evening

 then increasing to 20 to 25 Monday morning. Wind increasing to

 northeast 30 Monday afternoon. Rain and snow and fog patches

 beginning Monday afternoon.

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Today’s Weather Trivia:

19 December 2004: Strong, gusty winds blew apart the log boom north of Traders Cove Park on BC's Lake Okanagan, scattering, an estimated 1,500 truckloads of floating logs. The next day, winds calmed, enabling tugboat operators and shore crews to contain most of the logs, thus minimizing the risk to homeowners. Still, several private docks suffered extensive battering. .– Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

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Sky Events:

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ISS visible sightings:No visible sightings until Dec 24.

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A bright orange star accompanies the bright gibbous Moon across the sky tonight: Aldebaran, the "eye" of Taurus, the bull. They are low in the east at nightfall, with Aldebaran to the lower right of the Moon. They soar high across the sky during the night, and set shortly before dawn.

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