It was fairly nice here yesterday for late January with calm winds,sunny skies and temps near +3C.The evening was clear with temps dropping to a few degrees below freezing.
This week is expected to be cold with high temps below freezing from start to finish.Flurries are expected but there is also a possibility of steadier snow on Wednesday.No amounts have been issued yet by Canada’s official forecaster,Environment Canada.However,another national forecasting service is saying 25 to 35cm.Time will tell.
Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :
(Normals: Max -1C / Min -11C)
Today
Cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries early this morning. Flurries beginning this afternoon. High minus 2.
Tonight
Flurries ending overnight then cloudy periods with 30 percent chance of flurries. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Low minus 6.
Monday
A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of flurries in the morning. Clearing near noon. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. Temperature falling to minus 8 in the afternoon.
Tuesday
A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 16. High minus 8.
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The marine forecast:
Freezing spray warning in effect.Wind light increasing to variable 10 to 15 knots early this morning and to northwest 25 to 30 early this evening. Wind diminishing to northwest 15 Monday evening. Flurries. Freezing spray beginning overnight and ending Monday evening. Temperatures zero falling to minus 8 to minus 5 Monday morning. ·
Today’s Weather Trivia:
30 January 1908: In brutally cold weather with temperatures hovering around -29°C, Montreal firefighters responded to one of the most spectacular conflagrations ever-at a paint and oil firm. The oils and varnishes kept feeding the flames inside the building. Outside, firefighters, in attempting to reach the top of the ladder, froze fast to the rungs halfway up at least half a dozen times. -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 31, 2011
Time: 05:41 AM Duration: Less than 1 minute Maximum Elevation: 20° Approach: 20° above NNE Departure: 17° above NNE
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The Milky Way is arching high overhead in early to mid evening. It is anchored in the southeast by Sirius, the night sky's brightest star. The Milky Way climbs from Sirius to the "horns" of Taurus high overhead, then drops toward M-shaped Cassiopeia in the north and the tail of Cygnus, the swan, in the northwest.
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AURORA (‘Northern Lights’) WATCH: Auroral activity will be quiet.
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