It was pretty good here yesterday with temps reaching +10° or a little better.The temp dropped down to near freezing in the early evening but began rising overnight as a disturbance began to move into the area.There is now a rainfall and a wind warning in effect for this area for today and currently it is raining quite hard.We are to expect about 50mm in total with gusty winds lasting into later tonight.The temp will be dropping tomorrow with a few flurries possible tomorrow afternoon.
Queens County
4:34 AM AST Saturday 8 March 2008
Wind warning for
Queens County issued
Strong southerly winds gusting up to 90 km/h forecast for tonight.
This is a warning that potentially damaging winds are expected in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.
A weak area of low pressure is forecast to track across southern New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island today bringing periods of rain to Nova Scotia. There will patchy freezing rain early this morning in northern Nova Scotia and Cape Breton.
A second and more intense area of low pressure in the american southeast this morning will move into New Brunswick on Sunday. Rain at times heavy will begin overnight with this second system and taper off to showers then flurries on Sunday behind it.
In total Nova Scotia is forecast to receive 40 to 70 millimetres of rain from the two systems. The highest amounts are anticipated to fall in regions adjacent to the Bay of Fundy..Minas basin and Chignecto Bay.
In addition overnight temperatures along the Northumberland strait..Gulf of St Lawrence and Cabot strait are expected to drop to or just below the freezing point. This will cause an extended period..3 to 6 hours..Of freezing rain in those regions exposed to an onshore northeast wind off the ice field. Temperatures will rise back above freezing early Sunday as the wind turns to the southeast.
Strong southerly winds gusting up to 90 km/h are forecast along the Atlantic coast of mainland Nova Scotia tonight as the second low pressure system approaches.
Queens County
4:34 AM AST Saturday 8 March 2008
Rainfall warning for
Queens County continued
Periods of rain today will become rain at times heavy tonight and taper off on Sunday. Total rainfall amounts from 40 to 70 millimetres with highest amounts adjacent to Bay of Fundy.
This is a warning that significant rainfall is expected in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.
A weak area of low pressure is forecast to track across southern New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island today bringing periods of rain to Nova Scotia. There will patchy freezing rain early this morning in northern Nova Scotia and Cape Breton.
A second and more intense area of low pressure in the american southeast this morning will move into New Brunswick on Sunday. Rain at times heavy will begin overnight with this second system and taper off to showers then flurries on Sunday behind it.
In total Nova Scotia is forecast to receive 40 to 70 millimetres of rain from the two systems. The highest amounts are anticipated to fall in regions adjacent to the Bay of Fundy..Minas basin and Chignecto Bay.
In addition overnight temperatures along the Northumberland strait..Gulf of St Lawrence and Cabot strait are expected to drop to or just below the freezing point. This will cause an extended period..3 to 6 hours..Of freezing rain in those regions exposed to an onshore northeast wind off the ice field. Temperatures will rise back above freezing early Sunday as the wind turns to the southeast.
Strong southerly winds gusting up to 90 km/h are forecast along the Atlantic coast of mainland Nova Scotia tonight as the second low pressure system approaches
- ©Al C 2008
Conditions on Hoptoad Hill at publication time:
Temperature: 10°C
Wind: moderate SW
Sky: overcast
Precip: rain
Conditions from Environment Canada's local weather station in Western Head at publication time:
Temperature: 5.9°C
Pressure / Tendency: 100.9 kPa falling
Humidity: 100 %
Dewpoint: 5.8°C
Wind: SW 17 km/h
The Environment Canada forecast for our area:
Rainfall warning in effect
Wind warning in effect.
Today..Rain at times heavy. Risk of a thundershower late this
afternoon. Amount 25 mm. Fog patches. Wind becoming south 40 km/h
gusting to 70 this morning. High 12 except 8 along the coast.
Tonight..Rain at times heavy ending overnight then cloudy. Risk of a
thundershower. Amount 25 mm. Fog patches. Wind south 40 km/h gusting
to 70 increasing to 60 gusting to 90 this evening then becoming
southwest 40 gusting to 70 overnight. Low plus 5.
Sunday..Cloudy. A few rain showers beginning early in the morning
changing to a few flurries in the afternoon. Wind southwest 50 km/h
gusting to 80 becoming west 40 gusting to 70 late in the day.
Temperature falling to zero in the evening.
Yesterday's official data from Environment Canada:
Temps: high: 5.1° low: -1.3° Precip: 4.7mm rain
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