Friday, January 21, 2011

21 January 2011 - Conditions at 6:05 AM: -5.2C, Overcast, Wind: NNW 8 km/h

It wasn’t too bad here yesterday with a little snow in the morning (approx. 3 cms) and temps a couple of degrees below freezing.Temps rose to a few degrees above freezing in the afternoon.The evening was generally clear with temps dropping to slightly below freezing and reaching -5C overnight.

We are expecting a small amount of snow this morning.Temps will rise and the precip will change to rain this afternoon along with gusty SE winds.

Temps will be dropping to below freezing as cold air moves into the area this evening and a freeze up is expected.The cold air mass will be with us well into next week.

Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max -1C / Min -10C)

Today

Cloudy. Periods of snow beginning this morning changing to rain late this afternoon. Snowfall amount 2 cm except 10 cm inland. Fog patches developing this afternoon. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h this morning then increasing to 40 gusting to 60 this afternoon. High plus 4.

Tonight

Rain ending this evening then cloudy periods. 30 percent chance of flurries overnight. Rainfall amount 10 to 15 mm. Fog patches dissipating this evening. Wind southeast 40 km/h gusting to 60 becoming southwest 40 gusting to 70 this evening. Low minus 5.

Saturday

A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of flurries in the morning then a few clouds. Wind west 40 km/h gusting to 60 diminishing to 20 in the afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Temperature steady near minus 5.

Sunday

A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 13. High minus 8.

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The marine forecast:

Gale warning in effect.
Wind light increasing to southeast 15 knots early this morning and to
 25 late this morning. Wind increasing to southeast 35 early this
 afternoon then veering to southwest 35 late this afternoon. Wind
 veering to west 45 early this evening then diminishing to 35 late
 this evening. Wind diminishing to northwest 30 overnight and to 20
 Saturday afternoon. Wind backing to west 10 to 15 Saturday evening.
 A few flurries changing to periods of rain and fog patches early
 this morning then to a few flurries early this evening and ending
 Saturday morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in fog patches and in
 flurries. Temperatures minus 1 rising to plus 6 this evening then
 falling to minus 3 Saturday afternoon.

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Today’s Weather Trivia:

21 January 1906: In the midst of a wild 2-day winter storm raging from Swift Current, SK, to Kenora, ON, a farm labourer near Portage la Prairie, MB, started out for home. He never reached his destination. The next morning his team was discovered near the city, one of the horses so badly cut that it was presumed they had wandered all night against barbwire fencing. -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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The star Regulus arcs over the top of the Moon tonight. The leading light of Leo is to the upper left of the Moon as they climb into view by around 8:30 or 9 p.m., and to the right of the Moon at first light tomorrow.

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

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