Wednesday, February 9, 2011

9 February 2011 - Conditions at 7:39 AM: -8.0C, Clear, Wind:WNW 27 gust 45 km/h

It was a bit messy here yesterday with some rain and then some wet snow.Temps were near +3C for the high and held there for most of the day.Temps droped overnight and the wind increased considerably.This morning it is quite cold with extreme windchills near -18C.

The cold weather will be with us until the weekend.

Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :

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

Today

Clearing early this morning. Wind northwest 40 km/h gusting to 60 becoming west 20 this morning. High minus 4.

Tonight

Becoming cloudy this evening with flurries. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light after midnight. Temperature rising to minus 2 by morning.

Thursday

Flurries ending in the morning then cloudy. High minus 2.

Friday

A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 11. High minus 4.

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The marine forecast:

Gale warning in effect.
Freezing spray warning in effect.
Wind northwest 35 to 45 knots becoming 35 this morning then
 diminishing to west 25 to 30 this afternoon. Wind diminishing to
 west 15 overnight then veering to northerly 15 Thursday afternoon. A
 few flurries. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries. Freezing spray
 ending this afternoon. Temperatures minus 5 rising to plus 1 this
 evening.

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Today’s Weather Trivia:

9 February 2007: In what was dubbed The World's Largest Pub Crawl, party-goers in Halifax, NS, filled 26 bars and hopped between them despite bitterly cold weather. More than 3,300 people were estimated to have attended the event, which was designed to put Halifax in the Guinness Book of World Records. The cold weather seemed to keep the well-behaved party-going crowds in check. -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:

LOCAL

DURATION

MAX ELEV

APPROACH º

DEPARTURE º

Thu Feb 10 05:19 AM

1

31

31 above E

20 above ESE

Thu Feb 10 06:52 AM

2

17

15 above WSW

15 above SSW

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Andromeda descends the northeastern sky this evening, far to the right of the Moon. Among its many wonders is Upsilon Andromedae, a system of two stars and at least three planets that are similar to Jupiter, the giant of our own solar system.

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

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