Monday, March 14, 2011

14 March 2011, 7:36 AM: -0.2°C, overcast

Official conditions in Liverpool (via Western Head* wx station) @ 7:47:38 AM:

-1.1°C, Humidity 74%, Wind NNW 14 km/h

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Yesterday was a very nice day here with afternoon temps near +12°C.Winds were light and the sky was mostly clear.Temps remained mild through the evening and were still at +6° in the late evening.Overnight a cold air mass moved in and temps dropped to the freezing point.

Today will be a cool day but a gradual warm up is expected as the week progresses.It will be sunny and dry until the later part of the week.

Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max +3°C / Min -5°C)

Today

Cloudy with sunny periods. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40. High zero. UV index 3 or moderate.

Tonight

Cloudy. Clearing overnight. Low minus 9.

Tuesday

Sunny. High plus 1.

Wednesday

Sunny. Low minus 4. High plus 3.

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The marine forecast:

Wind north 20 to 25 knots veering to northeast 15 to 20 near noon
 then diminishing to light Tuesday morning. A few flurries ending
 early this morning. Temperatures near plus 1.
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Today’s Weather Trivia:

14 March 1920: A major blizzard crippled railway traffic and telegraph and telephone services in the West. Trains ran up to 15 hours behind schedule or were cancelled. Telegraph poles were carried away in Saskatchewan, but the worst damage occurred between Elie and Willow Range, MB, where only 3 poles were left standing in a 12-km stretch. More than 1 metre of wet snow collected in places. -Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

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Sky Events:

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Solar Activity: Solar activity is expected to be low with a chance for an M-class event.

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

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Next ISS visible sightings:

LOCAL

Date and Time

DURATION

(Minutes)

MAX ELEV

(Degrees above horizon)

APPROACH º

DEPARTURE º

Fri Mar 25

06:36 AM

2

17

11 above S

17 above ESE








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The largest and smallest planets in the solar system slide past each other this week. Jupiter is the larger and brighter of the two. Mercury, the smallest planet, creeps up toward Jupiter tonight, passes it tomorrow night, and pulls away later on.

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* The Western Head weather station is the official reporting station for this area.It is NOT located in Liverpool but is approx 10kms outside of town and on the seashore.The temperature difference between the town of Liverpool and the weather station can be quite large,especially in the summer months.

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