#Weather in #Liverpool,#Canada @ 6:40 AM: +3.1C / Overcast / Humidity 82% / Wind calm

Official conditions (via the Western Head* wx station) @ 6:00 AM:
+3.8C, Humidity 98%,Wind: NE 3 km/h
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Last 24 hrs min/max:

Liverpool: low +1.7C high +10.3C Max wind: NE 14.6 km/h

Western Head: low +3.9C high +8.4C Max wind: ENE 26 gust 36 km/h

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Yesterday was a cool day here with some short periods of sunshine.Overnight
temps were down to about 1/2 of the average low for this time of the year.
It is overcast and chilly here this morning and conditions will once again
be unsettled for most of this week.Rain,showers and thundershowers are
expected from now through Friday.
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Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :

Land:
(Normals: Max +17C / Min +6C)

Today:Cloudy with sunny periods. 30 percent chance of showers this
afternoon. Wind becoming south 20 km/h this morning. High 9 except 14
inland. UV index 6 or high.
Tonight:Cloudy periods. Becoming cloudy near midnight with a few showers.
Fog patches developing overnight. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low 6.
Tuesday:Periods of rain. Risk of thundershowers in the morning and
afternoon. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Fog patches. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50
except gusting to 70 along parts of the coast. Wind becoming southwest 20 in
the evening. High 14.
Wednesday:Periods of rain. Low 10. High 12.

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Marine:
Strong wind warning in effect.
Wind light increasing to south 15 to 20 knots Tuesday morning then
becoming 20 near noon Tuesday with gusts to 30 along the coast.
Chance of showers beginning overnight changing to periods of rain
near noon Tuesday with risk of thunderstorms. Fog banks forming
Tuesday morning.

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Today's Weather Trivia:
1912: A severe thunderstorm swept across Manitoulin Island, ON. A tugboat
captain was struck as he stood in the wheelhouse; he lived. At Burpee,
lightning ignited a Union Jack flying over a town office.
-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 very low for the next three
days (23-25 May) with a slight chance for a C-class event on day one (23
May).
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AURORA ('Northern Lights') WATCH: Auroral activity will be QUIET.
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Next ISS visible sightings:No sightings possible until May 27.
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The celestial scorpion skitters across the southern sky during late-spring
nights. Its tail clears the southeastern horizon in late evening, and the
scorpion remains visible throughout the night. Its brightest star is bright
orange Antares.

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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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