Yesterday was quite a wild day here with high winds,rain,ice pellets and a little snow.Temps were mild in the morning but dropped through the day to about +3C where they held overnight.There were scatted power failures throughout the province,some storm surge flooding and wind damage.Most of the storm was over by early evening but we still had a few periods of ice pellets and snow through the evening.There was no accumulation in this area.
Today is expected to be a little better but showers are a possibility.According to the forecast we won’t see any sun until Friday.Temps are also expected to be colder by week’s end.
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Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :
(Normals: Max +3C / Min -5C)
Today
Cloudy with sunny periods and 60 percent chance of showers. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. High plus 4.
Tonight
Cloudy with 40 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming west 20 late this evening. Low plus 1.
Wednesday
Cloudy with sunny periods and 40 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. Wind west 20 km/h. High plus 3.
Thursday
Cloudy. Low minus 2. High zero.
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The marine forecast:
Weather & Visibility
A few showers ending this evening. Chance of showers beginning Wednesday morning.
Winds
Wind southwest 25 to 30 knots diminishing to 20 this afternoon then veering to west 15 to 20 overnight.
Waves
Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 near noon and to 1 to 2 Wednesday morning.
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Today’s Weather Trivia:
7 December 2008: Two men flying a small plane from the U. S. to Sweden crash landed on a slab of mushy ice, 160 km south of Iqaluit, NU. The ice was just thick enough to support the aircraft, but within 5 minutes gave way as the pair clambered through a window to safety. Both suffered minor frostbite. The ice was only 10 cm thick, and the overnight temperatures were a relatively comfortable -8°C. – Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada
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Sky Events:
ISS visible sightings:
Date: Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Time: 06:54 AM Duration: 3 minutes Maximum Elevation: 39° Approach: 15° above NW Departure: 25° above ENE
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The Sun sets earliest for the year in the northern hemisphere about now. The shortest day of the year is the winter solstice, December 21. But the earliest sunset takes place a few days earlier. It occurs earliest in the month at southern latitudes.
AURORA (‘Northern Lights’) WATCH: Auroral activity will be quiet.
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