It warmed up quite nicely yesterday with afternoon highs reaching +5° here.Some clouds began to move into the area in the early afternoon and temps dropped to near freezing later.In the early evening they then began to rise once again.This morning it is quite mild and windy.Unfortunately,a downturn in conditions is expected tonight with a freezing rain warning in effect:
Queens County
4:29 AM AST Tuesday 4 March 2008
Freezing rain warning for Queens County issued
Several hours of freezing rain is expected across the province overnight in the south and elsewhere on Wednesday.
A frontal trough of low pressure currently north of the Maritimes will gradually slide southeastward today. Late this evening the trough will slide just south of Nova Scotia and remain nearly stationary overnight. Showers and mild temperatures south of the trough will change to freezing rain and ice pellets north of it. The area of freezing rain near the trough will move northward during the day Wednesday preceded by a brief period of snow. Southern counties will see the freezing rain change to rain Wednesday morning..Central and northern regions during the afternoon and Cape Breton Wednesday evening. 4 to 6 hours of freezing rain is expected. Roadways..Particularly side streets could become slippery and motorists are urged to exercise caution.
- ©Al C 2008
Conditions on Hoptoad Hill at publication time:
Temperature: 5°C
Wind: moderate SW
Sky: overcast
Precip: none
Conditions from Environment Canada's local weather station in Western Head at publication time (my station pics):
Temperature: 4.8°C
Pressure / Tendency: 101.3 kPa falling
Humidity: 91 %
Wind Chill:
Dewpoint: 3.4°C
Wind: SW 34 km/h
The Environment Canada forecast for our area:
Freezing rain warning in effect.
Today..Becoming cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers late this
morning and this afternoon. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40
increasing to 40 gusting to 60 this morning. High 8.
Tonight..Periods of rain changing to periods of freezing rain mixed
with ice pellets overnight. Rainfall amount 2 mm. Fog patches
dissipating overnight. Wind southwest 40 km/h gusting to 60 becoming
west 20 this evening then east 30 overnight. Low minus 4.
Wednesday..Periods of freezing rain changing to periods of rain in
the morning. Rainfall amount 10 to 15 mm. Fog patches developing in
the morning. Wind east 30 km/h becoming southeast 30 gusting to 50 in
the afternoon then south 40 gusting to 60 in the evening. High 8.
Yesterday's official data from Environment Canada:
Temps: high: 4.6° low: -8.3° Precip: 0
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