It was much better here yesterday than what it was on Monday.Temps rose to about -5C in the afternoon and winds were light.Some light snow began to fall in the late afternoon and there was a couple of cms of accumulation.Temps actually rose in the evening to -1C.
Overnight the sky cleared and temps dropped to near -7C.Today is expected to be sunny with temps near the freezing point.Some snow is expected tonight with a change to ice pellets as temps rise by tomorrow morning.Freezing rain and rain is expected for here tomorrow with a change back to snow later in the day.
It should be an interesting day here tomorrow.
Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :
(Normals: Max -1C / Min -11C)
Today
Sunny with cloudy periods. High minus 2.
Tonight
Becoming cloudy this evening then snow at times heavy changing to ice pellets overnight. Snow and ice pellet amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind becoming northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 overnight. Low minus 5 with temperature rising to zero by morning.
Thursday
Ice pellets changing to snow near noon and ending in the evening then cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Risk of freezing rain early in the morning. Rain along the coast in the afternoon. Snow and ice pellet amount 5 cm except rainfall amount 5 mm along the coast. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming northwest 30 gusting to 50 in the afternoon. High plus 1 with temperature falling to minus 3 in the afternoon.
Friday
A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 4. High minus 2.
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The marine forecast:
Gale warning in effect.Wind variable 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 this morning then veering to northeast 10 to 15 this afternoon. Wind veering to east 20 late this evening then increasing to northeast 35 after midnight. Wind increasing to northeast 40 Thursday morning then diminishing to north 20 to 30 near noon Thursday. Wind increasing to northwest 40 Thursday afternoon. Snow beginning this evening changing to rain near midnight then to flurries Thursday afternoon. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow. Temperatures zero rising to plus 5 Thursday morning then falling to zero Thursday evening. ·
Today’s Weather Trivia:
26 January 1932: Heavy snow blanketed Vancouver, BC, and vicinity, slowing traffic and causing widespread damage. The second storm in 2 weeks extended as far east as Agassiz. Thick snow blanketed the waterfront, reducing visibility to a few hundred metres and causing navigators anxiety as they crept into and out of the harbour. Gale-force winds created blizzard conditions, leading to the collision of 2 ships. -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: Thursday, January 27, 2011
Time: 07:02 AM Duration: 4 minutes Maximum Elevation: 32° Approach: 17° above WNW Departure: 15° above NE
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The Moon is at last quarter at 6:57 a.m. CST. It stands at a right angle to the line between Earth and the Sun, so sunlight illuminates just half of the visible lunar surface. That makes it look as though someone has sliced the Moon in half.
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AURORA (‘Northern Lights’) WATCH: Auroral activity will be low.
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