We had a mixed bag of weather here yesterday with a combination of snow,ice pellets,rain and high winds.The snow began in the mid afternoon and changed to rain after we received about 2 to 4 cms.Rainfall was heavy in the early evening but we did not get as much as the warning had stated.Total rainfall was 14mm.Overnight the rain ended and it is still a little windy this morning.
Temps are expected to drop to slightly below freezing later today and will dip into the single digits below freezing tonight.The rest of the work week will be chilly but a warm up is on the way for the weekend.
Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :
(Normals: Max +1C / Min -8C)
Today
Cloudy. Clearing this afternoon. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Temperature falling to minus 4 this morning then steady. UV index 3 or moderate.
Tonight
Clear. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light late this evening. Low minus 13.
Wednesday
Increasing cloudiness. A few flurries beginning late in the afternoon. Wind becoming southwest 40 km/h gusting to 60 in the morning. High plus 1.
Thursday
A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 12. High minus 8.
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The marine forecast:
Gale warning in effect.Freezing spray warning in effect.Wind westerly 25 knots increasing to northwest 30 to 35 early this morning then diminishing to 20 to 25 early this evening. Wind diminishing to light after midnight then increasing to south 20 Wednesday morning. Wind increasing to southwest 30 near noon Wednesday. Showers or flurries ending early this morning. Showers or flurries beginning Wednesday evening. Visibility as low as 1 mile in precipitation. Freezing spray this evening. High today plus 1. Low tonight minus 6. High Wednesday plus 2. ·
Today’s Weather Trivia:
1 March 2005: Abandoning their large canoe in open water when the motor's gas line froze during a blizzard, 4 aboriginal walrus hunters scrambled onto a chunk of passing ice. Without warning, a huge wave swept an elderly hunter into the ocean. Just as unexpectedly, another monster wave literally picked him up and threw him back onto the ice. A helicopter rescue brought the hunters safely home to Cape Dorset, NU.-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 |
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| Tue Mar 01 06:56 PM | 2 | 19 | 16 above NNW | 15 above NNE | ||||||
THE FOLLOWING SHUTTLE SIGHTINGS ARE POSSIBLE FROM THU FEB 24 TO THU MAR 10
| SATELLITE | LOCAL | DURATION | MAX ELEV | APPROACH | DEPARTURE |
| | DATE/TIME | (MIN) | (DEG) | (DEG-DIR) | (DEG-DIR) |
| | | | | | |
| SHUTTLE | Fri Feb 25/07:14 PM | 1 | 19 | 15 above NW | 18 above N |
| SHUTTLE | Sat Feb 26/07:13 PM | 3 | 23 | 18 above NW | 16 above NNE |
| SHUTTLE | Sun Feb 27/07:39 PM | 1 | 19 | 16 above NNW | 18 above N |
| SHUTTLE | Mon Feb 28/06:29 PM | 3 | 22 | 15 above NW | 15 above NNE |
| SHUTTLE | Mon Feb 28/08:06 PM | 1 | 17 | 15 above NNW | 17 above NNW |
| SHUTTLE | Tue Mar 01/06:56 PM | 2 | 19 | 16 above NNW | 16 above NNE |
| SHUTTLE | Wed Mar 02/07:23 PM | 2 | 21 | 15 above NNW | 18 above NE |
| SHUTTLE | Thu Mar 03/07:48 PM | 2 | 30 | 15 above NW | 30 above N |
| SHUTTLE | Fri Mar 04/06:39 PM | 3 | 21 | 15 above NNW | 15 above NE |
| SHUTTLE | Fri Mar 04/08:15 PM | 1 | 25 | 20 above NW | 25 above NW |
| SHUTTLE | Sat Mar 05/07:05 PM | 4 | 33 | 15 above NW | 18 above ENE |
| SHUTTLE | Sun Mar 06/07:32 PM | 2 | 80 | 25 above NW | 43 above ESE |
| SHUTTLE | Mon Mar 07/07:59 PM | 1 | 32 | 24 above W | 32 above SW |
| SHUTTLE | Tue Mar 08/06:50 PM | 3 | 88 | 32 above WNW | 16 above ESE |
| SHUTTLE | Wed Mar 09/07:16 PM | 2 | 28 | 26 above WSW | 16 above SSE |
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The Milky Way arches between Gemini and Orion this evening. To find Orion, look for the line of three bright stars that marks Orion's Belt high in the south in early evening. To find Gemini, look for a pair of even brighter stars high in the east.
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AURORA (‘Northern Lights’) WATCH: Auroral activity will be MODERATE.
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