Saturday, June 18, 2011

#Weather in #Liverpool,#Canada - June 18,2011 @ 7:10 AM: +12.3°C / Overcast / Humidity 94% / Wind S 2.4 km/h

Official conditions (via the Western Head* wx station) @ 7:00 AM:
+11.9°C, Humidity 98%,Wind: S 5 km/h
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Last 24 hrs min/max:

Liverpool: low +10.1°C high +25.1°C Max wind: SE 17.1 km/h

Western Head: low +8.1°C high +18.5°C Max wind: SSE 12 km/h

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It was very nice here yesterday with warm temps and lots of sunshine.The
humidex reading was 27.1°C in the afternoon.Clouds began to move in in the
late evening and temps remained very mild until well after midnight.
Rain and thundershowers are expected today,tonight and into
tomorrow.Clearing is expected on Monday and the upcoming week is looking
like it will warm and relatively dry.
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Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :

Land:
(Normals: Max +21C / Min +11C)

Today:Cloudy with sunny periods and 30 percent chance of showers this
morning. Periods of rain beginning near noon. Risk of thundershowers this
afternoon. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Fog patches. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h
gusting to 40 near noon. High 14 except 19 inland. UV index 7 or high.
Tonight:Periods of rain changing to periods of drizzle or showers near
midnight. Risk of thundershowers. Amount 5 mm. Fog patches. Wind southeast
20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming southwest 20 near midnight. Low 12.
Sunday:Periods of drizzle or showers ending near noon then clearing. Fog
patches dissipating near noon. High 17.
Monday:Sunny. Low 10. High 19.

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Marine:
Strong wind warning in effect.
Wind light increasing to southeast 15 knots this morning and to 20 to
25 early this afternoon. Wind diminishing to southwest 15 late this
evening. Periods of rain beginning this morning and ending late this
evening with a risk of thunderstorms. Fog forming early this morning
and dissipating Sunday evening.

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Today's Weather Trivia:
1951: A freak tornado twisted out of an almost cloudless sky and tore a
gaping hole in the roof of a skating rink at Pense, SK. The twister struck
the centre of the building, wrenching heavy timbers. Only a few drops of
rain fell from the fast-moving storm.
-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
through the period (18 - 20 June) with a chance for an isolated
M-class flare.
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AURORA ('Northern Lights') WATCH:
Geomagnetic activity is
expected to be at quiet to unsettled levels.
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Next ISS visible sightings:
Saturday, June 18, 2011 Time: 11:03 PM Duration: 2 minutes Maximum
Elevation: 21° Approach: 21° above N Departure: 11° above NE
Sunday, June 19, 2011 Time: 00:32 AM Duration: 5 minutes Maximum Elevation:
25° Approach: 11° above NW Departure: 11° above ENE
Sunday, June 19, 2011 Time: 02:08 AM Duration: 1 minutes Maximum Elevation:
23° Approach: 10° above WNW Departure: 23° above WNW
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Delphinus, the dolphin, glides through the Milky Way on summer evenings.
Tonight it rises not long after sunset and arcs high overhead. Look for it
below the Summer Triangle, which is well up in the east a couple of hours
after darkness falls.

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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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