There was a light dusting of snow here yesterday morning but temps warmed up to a couple of degrees above freezing and it had all melted away by noon.There were a few showers and flurries passing through the area in the afternoon but no accumulation.Overnight the wind picked up and there was heavy rain.Temps continued to rise and leveled out near +4C.
More rain.along with very mild temps,is expected today.Temps will be dropping later today and a change to snow is possible.Accumaltions are expected to be slight.
This is the 4th Monday in a row that we have had high winds and heavy rainfall.
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(Normals: Max +1C / Min -8C)
Rainfall warning in effect.
Today
Periods of rain ending late this morning then cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Amount 10 to 20 mm. Wind east 40 km/h gusting to 70 becoming south 20 gusting to 40 this morning. High 7.
Tonight
Periods of rain changing to flurries near midnight. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming northwest 40 gusting to 70 near midnight. Low minus 4.
Tuesday
Cloudy with sunny periods and 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind northwest 40 km/h gusting to 70. Temperature steady near minus 3.
Wednesday
A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of flurries. Windy.
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The marine forecast:
Gale warning in effect.Wind east 35 to 45 knots diminishing to southerly 20 early this morning then increasing to 20 to 30 early this afternoon. Wind diminishing to variable 15 to 20 early this evening then increasing to northwest 35 to 40 late this evening. Wind diminishing to northwest 30 Tuesday evening. Periods of rain ending early this afternoon with a risk of thunderstorms. Showers beginning early this evening and changing to a few flurries after midnight. Visibility as low as 1 mile in flurries. Temperatures plus 4 rising to plus 9 this morning then falling to zero Tuesday morning. ·
Today’s Weather Trivia:
27 December 1951: The ice-clogged Rivière des Prairies left 200 Montreal (QC)-area families homeless. The Red Cross fed and housed them and a school for retarded children provided shelter. Rescue boats passed over some houses; a fire in 1 house was fought from another's roof. Rescuers worked in hip-deep water and a woman froze and cut her legs and hands on ice battling through 10 km of waist-deep water. – 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:
Date: Monday, December 27, 2010
Time: 05:15 PM Duration: 2 minutes Maximum Elevation: 17° Approach: 15° above SSE Departure: 15° above ESE
Time: 06:49 PM Duration: Less than 1 minute Maximum Elevation: 39° Approach: 24° above W Departure: 39° above W
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The planet Saturn keeps company with the Moon late tonight. They rise after midnight and stand high in the south at first light tomorrow, with Saturn to the upper left of the Moon. The star Spica is nearby, too.
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AURORA (‘Northern Lights’) WATCH: Auroral activity will be low.
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