Official conditions (via the Western Head* wx station) @ 6:00 AM:
+4.0°C, Humidity 86%,Wind: NNE 5 km/h
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Last 24 hrs min/max:
Liverpool: low +3.4C high +7.8C Max wind: SW 15.9 km/h
Western Head: low +3.9C high +8.5C Max wind: SSW 19
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We had a wet and cool day here yesterday with off and on rain showers from
daylight 'til dark.The rain tapered off in the evening and temps dropped to
a few degrees above freezing.Total rainfall measured at the Western Head
station was 8.3 mm.
There will be little to no change in conditions today as the current low
stays with us until Friday.
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Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :
(Normals: Max +10C / Min +1C)
Today
Cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this morning. Rain or drizzle
beginning this afternoon. Fog patches developing late this afternoon. Wind
becoming northeast 20 km/h this morning then southeast 30 gusting to 50 near
noon. High 6. UV index 4 or moderate.
Tonight
Rain changing to drizzle overnight. Amount 2 to 4 mm. Fog patches. Wind
southeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 near
midnight. Temperature rising to 8 by morning.
Thursday
Drizzle ending in the morning then clearing. Fog patches dissipating in
the morning. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 9.
Friday
Sunny. Low zero. High 7.
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The marine forecast:
Strong wind warning in effect.
Wind light increasing to southeast 25 knots this afternoon then
veering to southwest 25 near midnight. Wind veering to west 30 near
noon Thursday. A few showers early this morning. Showers tonight.
Fog forming early this evening and dissipating near noon Thursday.
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Today's Weather Trivia:
20 April 1909: Broken ice blocking the Chaudière River in Québec forced
water over its banks in all directions. Water filled the town of
Beauceville, QC, 3 m deep, its main street resembling a Venetian canal.
Cellars flooded, extinguishing furnaces. Verandas, kiosks, trees, fences,
and wooden sidewalks floated down the river. A young boy turned the floating
sidewalks into an improvised ferry service. -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 at very low to low levels.
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AURORA ('Northern Lights') WATCH: Auroral activity will be LOW.
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Next ISS visible sightings:
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: 09:34 PM Duration: 5 minutes Maximum
Elevation: 45° Approach: 10° above W Departure: 11° above NE
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A supergiant leads the Moon across the sky early tomorrow: Antares, the
bright orange star to the Moon's right or lower right. It is one of the
biggest stars in the galaxy, with a diameter equal to six times the distance
from Earth to the Sun.
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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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