18 February 2011 - Conditions at 6:41 AM: -2.5C, Clear, Wind: calm

We had a very mild day here yesterday with highs near +9C along with mostly clear skies.The evening remained clear with temps dropping to the mid single digits.Overnight temps were slightly below freezing.

Some rain is expected today.Temps will drop to near freezing overnight and a few flurries are possible tomorrow.

Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :

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

Today

Increasing cloudiness. A few rain showers beginning this morning and ending late this afternoon. Risk of freezing rain late this morning. Rainfall amount 2 mm. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h early this afternoon. High plus 4.

Tonight

A few showers ending late this evening then cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming west 20 after midnight. Temperature rising to plus 5 this evening then falling.

Saturday

Cloudy. A few flurries beginning early in the afternoon. Wind west 30 km/h becoming northwest 30 gusting to 50 late in the afternoon. Temperature steady near plus 1.

Sunday

Flurries. Windy. Low minus 2. High plus 1.

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The marine forecast:

Wind light increasing to southeast 15 knots late this morning and to

 southwest 25 late this afternoon. Wind veering to northwest 30

 Saturday afternoon. A few showers beginning early this afternoon

 changing to a few flurries Saturday afternoon. Fog patches forming

 early this afternoon and dissipating near midnight.

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Today’s Weather Trivia:

18 February 1932: Bringing stories of hardship, rain, snow, cold (-30°C), unfriendly timber wolves, and friendly humans, a young man from France arrived in Halifax, completing his 4-month hike from Five Lakes, SK. Tired but 5 kg heavier, the adventurer recounted his experiences on his 5,400-km trek. He stayed in Halifax to the end of the month before sailing home. -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:

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MAX ELEV

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Sat Feb 19 07:20 PM

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15

15 above S

15 above S

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The Moon is full today at 2:36 a.m. CST. The full Moon is February is known as the Lenten Moon, Sap Moon, or Worm Moon.

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