Official conditions (via the Western Head* wx station) @ 7:00 AM:
-0.8, Humidity 97%,Wind: calm.
Last 24 hrs min/max:
Liverpool: low -3.6C high +12.8C Max wind: NW 20.8 km/h
Western Head: low -1.2C high +12.4C Max wind: S 27 gust 40
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We had a fairly nice day here yesterday with temps reaching the double
digits.The wind was a little brisk and cool and did make it feel a little
cooler.The evening saw clouds move into the area and temps drop to near
freezing.Overnight the sky cleared,temps dropped below freezing and there is
a heavy frost here this morning.
Showers are expected later today with more steadier rain tonight.We are
expecting cloudy and wet conditions to be with for the next week.
Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :
(Normals: Max +11C / Min +2C)
Today:
Sunny. Increasing cloudiness near noon with a few showers beginning late
this afternoon. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 this afternoon.
High 8. UV index 5 or moderate.
Tonight:
Periods of rain. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Fog patches developing near midnight.
Wind south 40 km/h gusting to 60 becoming southwest 30 gusting to 50
overnight. Low plus 4 with temperature rising to 8 by morning.
Sunday:
Periods of rain ending in the morning then cloudy with 40 percent chance of
showers. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud late in the afternoon. Amount 2 to
4 mm. Fog patches dissipating in the afternoon. Wind southwest 30 km/h
gusting to 50 becoming west 20 gusting to 40 in the afternoon. High 11
except temperature steady near 8 along parts of the coast.
Monday:
Cloudy. Low plus 2. High 11.
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The marine forecast:
Strong wind warning in effect.
Wind light increasing to south 10 to 15 knots early this afternoon
and to southeast 20 to 25 this evening. Wind veering to southwest 30
overnight then diminishing to 20 Sunday morning. Wind diminishing to
west 15 Sunday evening. Periods of rain beginning this evening and
ending Sunday morning. Fog patches forming overnight.
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Today's Weather Trivia:
23 April 1909: Lightning struck telephone wires near the Ontario Powder
Company's office in Tweed, ON. The electrical charge ran into the building's
engine room, knocking a big hole in the wall and shaking up workmen. A few
metres away stood a carload of dynamite, but fortunately it was untouched.
Lightning also damaged the town's electric plant, telephone office, and
outside telegraph communications. -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 bemoderate for the next three
days.
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AURORA ('Northern Lights') WATCH: Auroral activity will be QUIET.
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Next ISS visible sightings:
Date: Saturday, April 23, 2011 Time: 09:16 PM Duration: 3 minutes Maximum
Elevation: 24° Approach: 24° above NNW Departure: 10° above NE
Date: Saturday, April 23, 2011 Time: 10:52 PM Duration: Less than 1 minute
Maximum Elevation: 19° Approach: 18° above NNW Departure: 19° above N
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Hydra, the water snake, is the largest of all the 88 constellations. It
winds about a quarter of the way around the entire sky. And right now, the
whole thing is in view after about 11 p.m., when its tail snakes into view
in the southeast.
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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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