#Weather in #Liverpool,#Canada @ 7:10 AM: +6.4C / Overcast / Humidity 88% / Wind NE 3.6 km/h



Official conditions (via the Western Head* wx station) @ 7:00 AM:
+6.6C, Humidity 98%,Wind: NE 9 km/h
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Last 24 hrs min/max:

Liverpool: low +5.7C high +15.1C Max wind: SE 18.3 km/h

Western Head: low +4.6C high +10.6C Max wind: SE 29 km/h

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We had a nice day here yesterday until rain moved into the area in the early
afternoon.The rain was heavy at times and lasted into the evening.26.3 mm
was measured at the Western Head station.
More rain is expected today and the wet conditions will persist into the
latter part of the week.
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Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max +14C / Min +4C)

Today: Periods of drizzle changing to periods of rain this morning. Amount 5
mm. Fog patches dissipating this afternoon. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h
this afternoon. High 10.
Tonight: Periods of rain ending this evening then cloudy. Periods of rain
beginning overnight. Amount 5 mm. Fog patches developing overnight. Wind
northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low 6.
Monday: Periods of rain. Amount 10 to 20 mm. Fog patches dissipating in the
morning. Wind northeast 40 km/h gusting to 60. High 10.
Tuesday: Showers. Low 6. High 10.

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The marine forecast:

Strong wind warning in effect.
Wind light increasing to northeast 15 knots this afternoon and to 20
to 25 near midnight. Wind increasing to northeast 30 Monday morning.
Periods of rain and occasional fog.

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Today's Weather Trivia:
1901: Lightning struck a school chimney about 8 km from Stanstead Junction,
QC. The bolt injured about a dozen pupils, including 2 students who had
their hair burned and their shoes torn off. They were left unconscious and
paralyzed in their lower limbs, but afterwards regained consciousness.
-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 to low during days one through
three (08-10 May).
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AURORA ('Northern Lights') WATCH: Auroral activity will be low.
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Next ISS visible sightings: No sightings possible today.
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Venus and Jupiter stand side by side, quite low in the east, at first light
tomorrow. They are the brightest objects in the night sky after the Moon.
Venus is the brighter of the two. Fainter Mercury is to the lower right of
Venus.

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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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