We had a nice day here yesterday with plenty of sunshine,calm winds and temps reaching +4C.The early evening saw a drop in temps and some periods of snow that left a couple of centimeters on the ground.The snow will be gone by later today as temps rise to above freezing along with a possibility of some shower activity.More showers or flurries are possible over the next few days with periods of snow expected on Sunday.Temps will be near 0 for the next few days as well.
Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :
(Normals: Max 0C / Min -10C)
Today
Cloudy with sunny periods and 40 percent chance of flurries this morning. Rain showers beginning this afternoon except flurries inland. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h this afternoon. High plus 2.
Tonight
Showers except flurries inland. Amount 2 to 4 mm. Wind east 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low plus 1.
Saturday
Flurries ending in the afternoon then cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries or rain showers. Snowfall amount 2 cm. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light in the afternoon. Temperature steady near plus 1.
Sunday
Periods of snow. Low minus 3. High zero.
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The marine forecast:
Wind north 10 to 15 knots veering to northeast 15 to 20 near noon then increasing to 25 this evening. Wind diminishing to northeast 15 Saturday morning and to light Saturday evening. Chance of flurries or showers this morning. Showers tonight and Saturday. ·
Today’s Weather Trivia:
7 January 2005: The weather turned ugly at Tuktoyaktuk, NT, a hamlet of about 1,000 people. During the storm, temperatures dipped below -30°C, winds topped 117 km/h, some homes lost power for 5 days, and water and sewage services were unavailable. Five houses froze solid, likely with burst pipes and ruined pumps. One family without power was forced to melt snow over a camp stove for water to flush their toilet. -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: Friday, January 07, 2011
Time: 05:20 PM Duration: Less than 1 minute Maximum Elevation: 19° Approach: 19° above NNE Departure: 16° above NE
Time: 06:53 PM Duration: 1 minutes Maximum Elevation: 30° Approach: 16° above NW Departure: 30° above NW
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The planet Venus stands farthest from the Sun for its current "morning-star" appearance early tomorrow. It rises about four hours before the Sun and is high in the southeast at first light
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AURORA (‘Northern Lights’) WATCH: Auroral activity will be moderate.
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