Thursday, March 17, 2011

17 March 2011, 7:01 AM: +6.5°C, overcast

Official conditions in Liverpool (via Western Head* wx station) @ 6:00 AM:

+6.0°C, Humidity 99%, Wind WNW 14 km/h

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Yesterday started out with a heavy frost and cold temps but quickly warmed up to give us lots of sunshine and temps near +7°C.Clouds began to move into the area in the late afternoon and there were a few showers in the early evening.The showers changed to periods of heavy rain in the late evening.Temps remianed well above freezing.

Overnight the rain ended and temps stayed mild.Today is expected to be sunny and warm but more rain is on the way for tomorrow.Clearing but cooler on the weekend.

Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max +4°C / Min -5°C)

Today

Cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers or drizzle early this morning. Clearing this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind south 20 km/h becoming northwest 20 this morning. High 9. UV index 4 or moderate.

Tonight

A few clouds. Low zero.

Friday

Increasing cloudiness. Rain beginning in the afternoon and ending in the evening. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 near noon then becoming west 30 gusting to 50 in the evening. High plus 5.

Saturday

A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 6. High zero.

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The marine forecast:

Wind southwest 20 knots veering to northwest 15 early this morning
 then increasing to southwest 20 to 25 Friday morning. Wind veering
 to northwest 30 Friday evening. Drizzle and fog patches ending this
 morning. A few showers Friday afternoon.
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Today’s Weather Trivia:

17 March 2009: Three British explorers skiing to the North Pole to measure ice thickness were down to 1 day's food ration as bad weather hampered supply flights. For the past 17 days, temperatures were around -40°C. Three attempts to drop food supplies were aborted in bad weather. A greater challenge awaited: premature ice break-up barred the team's progress. -Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

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Sky Events:

Solar Activity: Solar activity is expected to be low

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

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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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Regulus, the brightest star of Leo, the lion, stands to the upper left of the Moon as darkness falls. A curving pattern of stars that looks like a backwards question mark stretches to the upper left of Regulus.

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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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