Yesterday was a very nice day here on the South Shore on NS.Temps were very warm and,although the official highs are measured in shaded areas,my backyard thermometer was hitting near 20° in the sunlight.
Today is a somewhat different scenario....a freezing rain warning is in effect.So far,it is not doing a whole lot of anything but that is expected to change.All area schools are closed in anticipation of the roads
becoming treacherous as the day progresses.Time will tell.
If we get what is forecast we may also have power outages as the wires become ice laden.
It should be an interesting day here.
Queens County
4:30 AM ADT Thursday 20 March 2008
Freezing rain warning for
Queens County continued
This is a warning that an extended period of freezing rain is expected in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.
A low pressure system over New England will track across New Brunswick tonight and the Gulf of St Lawrence Friday. An area of ice pellets and freezing rain ahead of the system has moved into western Nova
Scotia overnight and will move across mainland Nova Scotia today to reach Cape Breton by late this afternoon. Most areas except immediate Atlantic coastal sections will see an extended period of freezing rain
before it changes to rain.
Additionally...Very strong Les Suetes winds gusting to 120 km/h are forecast to develop from Margaree Harbour to Bay St Lawrence late this afternoon.
- ©Al C 2008
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Conditions on Hoptoad Hill at publication time:
Temperature: 1°C
Wind: light E
Sky: overcast
Precip: drizzle
Conditions from Environment Canada's local weather station in Western Head at publication time:
Temperature: 1.0°C
Pressure / Tendency: 100.5 kPa falling
Humidity: 90 %
Dewpoint: -0.51°C
Wind: E 24 km/h
The Environment Canada forecast for our area:
Freezing rain warning in effect.
Today..Periods of freezing rain mixed with ice pellets changing to
rain or drizzle this morning. Rainfall amount 10 to 20 mm. Fog
patches developing near noon. Wind southeast 30 km/h gusting to 50
increasing to 50 gusting to 70 this morning then becoming south 30
gusting to 50 this afternoon. High 7.
Tonight..Cloudy. 60 percent chance of rain showers changing to
flurries overnight. Fog patches dissipating this evening. Wind south
30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming west 50 gusting to 80 near midnight.
Low minus 1.
Friday..Flurries. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Local blowing snow late in
the day. Wind west 50 km/h gusting to 80 becoming northwest 40
gusting to 70 late in the day. High zero.
Yesterday's official data from Environment Canada:
Temps: high: 6.7° low: -6.6° Precip: 0
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