23 March 2011, 7:40 AM: -0.5°C, mostly clear

Official conditions in Liverpool (via Western Head* wx station) @ 7:00 AM:

-1.6°C, Humidity 86%, Wind NNW 8 km/h

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We had a few flurries here yesterday morning but the afternoon was generally clear and calm with temps near +5C.The evening was overcast and calm.Temps dropped to slightly below freezing during the overnight hours.

The next couple of days will be cool with a few flurries.Clearer by the weekend but the cool weather will continue for a while.

Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max +5°C / Min -4°C)

Today

Cloudy. A few flurries beginning this morning. High plus 2.

Tonight

Cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 1.

Thursday

Cloudy with sunny periods. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming north 20 late in the afternoon. High plus 1.

Friday

A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 3. High plus 1.

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The marine forecast:

Wind northeast 15 knots diminishing to light this morning then

 increasing to southeast 15 overnight. Wind backing to east 20

 Thursday morning then to north 25 Thursday evening. A few flurries

 changing to chance of flurries Thursday late in the day.

 Temperatures near zero.

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Today’s Weather Trivia:

23 March 1972: A storm near Quebec City achieved what the province had failed to do-stop the biggest strike in Quebec history. The 24-hour general strike by 210,000 public servants including hospital workers, highway crews, and Hydro-Quebec workers was postponed because of the storm. Police appealed to snowmobilers to rescue 500 motorists trapped in their cars. Without electricity some people with fireplaces burned furniture and garbage to keep warm. -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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Antares, the bright orange "heart" of Scorpius, the scorpion, is quite close to the lower left of the Moon in the early morning hours tomorrow.

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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.