13 January 2011 - Conditions at 8:56 AM: -0.1C,Clear, Wind: NW 19 km/h

Taken as the storm was ending...only a small amount here.

We didn’t get much snow here from the storm yesterday.This area received more rain than snow but winds were very strong for most of the day.The wind died out in the late afternoon and there was a period of just snow before the storm ended that left a trace on the ground.Total accumulation here was about 5 cms which was much less than what had been forecast.

The next couple of days are expected to be mild with a small chance of flurries or showers.

Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max 0C / Min -10C)

Today

A few flurries or rain showers ending this morning then cloudy with 40 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming northwest 40 km/h gusting to 60 this morning. High plus 3.

Tonight

Cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries this evening. Clearing late this evening. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low minus 3.

Friday

Sunny with cloudy periods. Increasing cloudiness near noon with 60 percent chance of flurries in the afternoon and evening. High plus 2.

Saturday

Cloudy. Low minus 3. High minus 2.

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The marine forecast:

Gale warning in effect.

Wind variable 15 knots increasing to northwest 25 to 35 early this

 morning then becoming 25 late this evening. Wind diminishing to

 northwest 15 Friday morning. A few showers and a few flurries and

 fog patches ending near noon. Risk of thunderstorms early this

 morning. Chance of flurries beginning Friday morning.

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Today’s Weather Trivia:

13 January 1903: Powerful chinook winds blew in the vicinity of Selkirk and Yukon Crossing, YT, downing telegraph wires. The winds continued all night causing multiple breaks along the line. Repairing damage was difficult and slow through fairly virgin country. Mild weather, characteristic of chinook winds, enabled workers to reach the scene without undue hardships. -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 sightings until Jan 23.

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Orion's three-star belt is in full view in the east at nightfall, with the constellation's other bright stars arrayed to its left and right. From top to bottom, the stars of the belt are Mintaka, Alnilam, and Alnitak.

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