Sunday, January 13, 2008

Stormy Weather Approaching



Temperature readings in Canada are measured in Celcius.
Celcius to Fahrenheit formula


Yesterday was another mild day with temps in the upper single Celcius degrees.The wind was light and there was no precip.The evening stayed above freezing under clear skies.Overnight the temps dropped to a few degrees below freezing to where it is currently.Today is expected to be a pleasant day.Some inclement weather will be moving into the area tomorrow and staying until Wednesday.

Conditions on Hoptoad Hill at publication time(~7:45AM AST):
Temperature: -4
Wind: calm
Sky: clear
Precip: none
Visual:
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Conditions at Western Head(Environment Canada's local weather station {my pics}) at publication time:
Temperature: -0.9°C
Pressure / Tendency: 102.0 kPa rising
Humidity: 92 %
Wind Chill: -5
Dewpoint: -2.0°C
Wind: NW 12 km/h

The Environment Canada forecast:
Today..Cloudy. Clearing this afternoon. High plus 4. Tonight..Clear. Increasing cloudiness overnight. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h overnight. Low minus 5. Monday..Cloudy. Snow beginning in the morning. Snow mixed with rain and ice pellets in the evening. Snow and ice pellet amount 10 to 15 cm. Local blowing snow in the afternoon. Wind northeast 20 km/h increasing to 40 gusting to 60 in the morning. High zero.

For the record
Yesterday's official data:
Temps: high: 8.8 low: -1.0
Precip: none



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