3 January 2011 - Conditions at 8:06 AM: +4.0C, Rain, Wind: N 13 km/h

Yesterday was a wet day with showers beginning in the early afternoon and lasting though the day and overnight.

More rain is expected today and temps will be dropping later today so we may also see some snow.Flurries and cooler weather is expected for the rest of the week.

Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max 0C / Min -9C)

Today

Rain ending this morning then cloudy with sunny periods and 60 percent chance of flurries. Rainfall amount 5 to 10 mm. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 early this morning then increasing to 40 gusting to 60 late this morning. Temperature falling to minus 1 this afternoon.

Tonight

Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind northwest 40 km/h gusting to 60. Low minus 3.

Tuesday

Cloudy with sunny periods and 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming west 20 gusting to 40 in the afternoon then light in the evening. High zero.

Wednesday

A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 4. High zero.

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The marine forecast:

Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to northwest 30 late this

 morning then diminishing to west 20 Tuesday afternoon. Periods of

 rain changing to a few flurries near noon and ending after midnight.

 Chance of flurries beginning Tuesday morning.

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Today’s Weather Trivia:

3 January 1922: Across eastern Nova Scotia, powerful winds whipped as much as 35 cm of snow into enormous drifts and stopped train service for 3 days in Antigonish. When service was restored, passengers arriving on the first train had a moving adventure to tell. Some resourceful spirits organized an amateur theatrical company, which put on impromptu sketches and greatly helped to wile away the long hours. -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: Monday, January 03, 2011 Time: 06:44 PM Duration: Less than 1 minute Maximum Elevation: 16° Approach: 16° above NNW Departure: 16° above NNW

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Earth is at perihelion today, its closest approach to the Sun for the entire year. The Sun is about 1.5 million miles closer than the average distance of 93 million miles.

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