Yesterday was quite warm here with temps reaching into the upper single digits in the afternoon.There was some rain but most of it had ended by midday.Overnight the temps dropped to below freezing and there were a few scattered flurries with enough accumulation to put a coating on the roofs this morning.Today and tomorrow are expected to be breezy and a bit chilly with flurries.A warm up will begin later in the week with temps rising to above freezing by the weekend.
Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :
(Normals: Max +1C / Min -9C)
Today
Flurries ending this morning then cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Local amount 2 cm. Wind northwest 40 km/h gusting to 70. Temperature falling to minus 3 this afternoon.
Tonight
Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind northwest 40 km/h gusting to 60. Temperature steady near minus 4.
Wednesday
Cloudy with sunny periods. 30 percent chance of flurries in the morning. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. High minus 2.
Thursday
A mix of sun and cloud. Windy. Low minus 5. High minus 1.
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The marine forecast:
Gale warning in effect.Wind northwest 35 to 40 knots diminishing to 30 late this evening. A few flurries ending near midnight. Visibility as low as 1 mile in flurries. Temperatures near zero. ·
Today’s Weather Trivia:
28 December 1959: Toronto braced for a second crippling ice storm in two days while thousands of hydro linemen fought to restore heat and light to thousands of homes in the GTA. Fallen trees and broken hydro lines blocked scores of streets. Bell Telephone reported 1,000 lines out. Hospital admissions to emergency wards were 3 times normal because of falls on icy streets. – 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: Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Time: 05:40 PM Duration: 3 minutes Maximum Elevation: 52° Approach: 25° above SSW Departure: 18° above ENE
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A bright star tags along with the Moon before dawn tomorrow. Spica, the leading light of Virgo, is to the left of the Moon as they rise around 2 a.m., and directly above it at first light.
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AURORA (‘Northern Lights’) WATCH: Auroral activity will be minimum.
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