4 February 2011 - Conditions at 8:32 AM: -3.2C, Overcast,Wind: WSW 14 km/h

Yesterday was a good day to clean up after the storm with temps near the freezing mark and plenty of sunshine.Winds were calm.The evening was partly clear with temps dropping to -8C.The temps rose overnight and today is expected to be near 0C.A few flurries are a possibility.Some snow is on the way for later tomorrow with a change over to rain here on the coast into Sunday.

Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max -1C / Min -10C)

Today

Increasing cloudiness. 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind becoming west 30 km/h this morning. High zero.

Tonight

Clearing this evening. Wind west 30 km/h becoming light this evening. Low minus 7.

Saturday

Sunny with cloudy periods. Increasing cloudiness in the afternoon then snow beginning in the evening. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming southeast 20 in the evening. High plus 2.

Sunday

Periods of rain or snow. Windy. Low minus 2. High plus 1.

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The marine forecast:

Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots increasing to southwest 25 early this

afternoon then diminishing to northwest 15 after midnight. Wind

diminishing to light Saturday morning then increasing to southwest

15 Saturday afternoon. Wind backing to southeast 15 to 20 Saturday

evening. Snow and chance of rain beginning Saturday evening.

Visibility 1 mile or less in snow. Temperatures minus 3 rising to

plus 2 this evening.

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Today’s Weather Trivia:

4 February1952: A 200-m-tall radio tower near Carman, MB, the highest "skyscraper"...1952: A 200-m-tall radio tower near Carman, MB, the highest "skyscraper" in western Canada, was no more! An RCAF plane crashed into it in thick fog, killing 3 young airmen and buckling the tower. A repair crew tried to stop the 85-tonne structure from toppling, but a "weird grinding, followed by a sharp crack" was heard before it crashed to the ground, taking 3 young "high riggers" to their death.-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: Saturday, February 05, 2011

Time: 06:16 AM Duration: 3 minutes Maximum Elevation: 25° Approach: 19° above NNW Departure: 15° above ENE

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Pegasus, the flying horse, stands low in the west as darkness falls and sets by midnight. Look for four moderately bright stars that form the Great Square of Pegasus. The square stands on one point as it drops from view.

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