Saturday, April 19, 2008

Great Weather Here

This morning's cam shot

It was mostly rainy and foggy here yesterday but mild.We even had a few rumbles of thunder in the early morning.The rain ended in the early afternoon and the rest of the day was dry with clearing.
This morning it is very nice at 7° and lots of sun.Today is expected to quite warm with a fairly high UV index.
There's lots more of this great weather on the way with sun and warm temperatures forecast through to Wednesday.
It's a whole different story out west with blizzard conditions in parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan today.
- ©Al C 2008
Watch our weather as it happens via the link below the live cam shot.

Local conditions at publication time:
Observed at Hoptoad Hill (near Liverpool,NS):
Temperature: 7°C
Wind: light N
Sky: clear
Precip: none

Reported from Environment Canada's local weather station in Western Head:
Temperature: 5.4°C
Pressure / Tendency: 101.4 kPa rising
Humidity: 77 %
Dewpoint: 1.6°C
Wind: N 12 km/h

The Environment Canada forecast for our area:
Today..Sunny. High 16. UV index 6 or high.
Tonight..Clear. Low plus 3.
Sunday..Sunny. High 11.

Yesterday's official data from Environment Canada:
Temps: high: 10.9° low: 5.2°   Precip: 9.3 mm

Friday, April 18, 2008

WET!!

This morning's cam shot

Yesterday was another nioce day here with warm temps and a fair bit of sunshine.Clouds began moving into the area in the late afternoon and it was completely overcast by sunset.Rain began shortly thereafter and lasted throughout the night.
This morning it is still raining but quite mild at 8°.The rain is expected to continue all day with clearing beginning tonight.
Tomorrow is expected to be sunny and warm with moderate NE winds.The sun is expected to stay with us for the weekend and into next week with temps remaining mild.
- ©Al C 2008
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Local conditions at publication time:
Observed at Hoptoad Hill (near Liverpool,NS):
Temperature: 8°C
Wind: light NE
Sky: overcast
Precip: rain

Reported from Environment Canada's local weather station in Western Head:

Temperature: 5.8°C
Pressure / Tendency: 101.3 kPa falling
Humidity: 99 %
Dewpoint: 5.7°C
Wind: NNE 16 km/h

The Environment Canada forecast for our area:

Today..Showers or drizzle ending late this afternoon then cloudy.
Risk of a thundershower early this morning. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Fog
patches dissipating this afternoon. Wind northeast 20 km/h except
gusting to 40 along parts of the coast. High 10.
Tonight..Clearing this evening. Wind northeast 20 km/h except gusting
to 40 along parts of the coast early this evening. Wind becoming
north 20 this evening. Low plus 2.
Saturday..Sunny. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h in the morning
except gusting to 40 along parts of the coast. High 13.
inland.

Yesterday's official data from Environment Canada:

Temps: high: 10.0° low: -1.0°   Precip: 4 mm

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Sunset

Such a nice sunset in the WEST cam tonight that I had to post it.

Clear Now...Rain On The Way

It was very nice here yesterday with clear skies and temps reaching into the middle teens.It cooled off considerably in the evening and dropped to 0 overnight.
Temps are expected to rise quicky again today.There's lots of rain on the way for tonight with a possibility of thundershowers.The system is expected to remain in the area until late Friday.
- ©Al C 2008
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Local conditions at publication time:
Observed at Hoptoad Hill (near Liverpool,NS):
Temperature: 0°C
Wind: light W
Sky: clear
Precip: none

Reported from Environment Canada's local weather station in Western Head:

Temperature: 1.7°C
Pressure / Tendency: 102.5 kPa rising
Humidity: 59 %
Dewpoint: -5.51°C
Wind: WSW 6 km/h

The Environment Canada forecast for our area:

Today..Sunny. Increasing cloudiness late this afternoon. Fog patches
dissipating this morning. Wind becoming east 20 km/h this afternoon.
High 8 except 14 inland. UV index 6 or high.
Tonight..Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning this evening. Risk of a
thundershower overnight. Amount 15 to 25 mm. Fog patches developing
late this evening. Wind northeast 20 km/h except gusting to 40 along
parts of the coast. Low 6.
Friday..Periods of rain or drizzle ending early in the afternoon then
cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Amount 2 to 4 mm. Fog
patches dissipating early in the afternoon. Wind northeast 20 km/h
except gusting to 40 along parts of the coast. High 8 except 13
inland.

Yesterday's official data from Environment Canada:
Temps: high: 9.0° low: -0.1°   Precip: 0

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Sunny and Warm

Above...this morning's visual from the Hill (regular shot is unavailable for a few days).

It was very nice here yesterday with temps reaching into the middle teens and lots of sunshine.
Things are drying up very good here after the so-called 'harse winter' we had,which really was not evident on the South Shore.We had a basically mild winter with rain after almost every snow storm.There was little no no frost in the ground and there was very little ice on the lakes and rivers.
Today and tomorrow are expected to be sunny and warm.Some showers are expected to move into the area tomorrow evening and persist into Friday.
At this point,we are expecting a sunny and warm weekend.....that'll be something different than what we have had on the weekends for the past month or so.
- ©Al C 2008
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Local conditions at publication time:
Observed at Hoptoad Hill (near Liverpool,NS):
Temperature: 0°C
Wind: light NW
Sky: clear
Precip: none

Reported from Environment Canada's local weather station in Western Head:
Temperature: 1.2°C
Pressure / Tendency: 102.1 kPa rising
Humidity: 85 %
Dewpoint: -1.1°C
Wind: NW 14 km/h

The Environment Canada forecast for our area:
Today..Sunny. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h early this afternoon.
High 11 except 8 in onshore winds. UV index 6 or high.
Tonight..Clear. Low zero.
Thursday..Sunny. Increasing cloudiness late in the day with 60
percent chance of showers late in the evening. Wind becoming
northeast 20 km/h in the evening. High 14 except 8 along the coast.

Yesterday's official data from Environment Canada:
Temps: high:  13.9° low: -1.8°   Precip: 0

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Clear and Cool

Above...this morning's visual from the Hill (regular shot is unavailable for a few days).

Yesterday was another nice day here.It was fairly warm in the afternoon with a brisk wind making it feel a little cooler.The wind died out in the evening and the temp dropped to below freezing overnight.
It is completely clear this morning and still slightly below freezing.We are expecting another sunny day with temps rising to the low double digits.Another cool night on the way but warm again tomorrow.There is no precip expected until Friday.
- ©Al C 2008
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Local conditions at publication time:
Observed at Hoptoad Hill (near Liverpool,NS):
Temperature: -1°C
Wind: light NW
Sky: clear
Precip: none

Reported from Environment Canada's local weather station in Western Head:
Temperature: 0.3°C
Pressure / Tendency: 101.5 kPa rising
Humidity: 73 %
Wind Chill: -4
Dewpoint: -3.9°C
Wind: WNW 14 km/h

The Environment Canada forecast for our area:

Today..Sunny. High 9. UV index 5 or moderate.
Tonight..Clear. Low minus 1.
Wednesday..Sunny. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h late in the day.
High 11.

Yesterday's official data from Environment Canada:

Temps: high:  10.3° low: -0.2°   Precip: 0

Monday, April 14, 2008

Cool and Clear

Above...this morning's visual from the Hill (regular shot is unavailable for a few days).

Yesterday was pretty nice here with temps reaching into the low teens.There was lots of sunshine,the wind was a bit brisk NE.
The sky stayed clear overnight and the temp dropped to the freezing mark.
It is still mostly clear this morning and expected to remain so for the day.Temps will be cool.Seasonable and sunny for the rest of the week with rain possibly on Friday.
- ©Al C 2008
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Local conditions at publication time:
Observed at Hoptoad Hill (near Liverpool,NS):
Temperature: 0°C
Wind: light W
Sky: mostly clear
Precip: none

Reported from Environment Canada's local weather station in Western Head:

Temperature: 1.0°C
Pressure / Tendency: 100.2 kPa rising
Humidity: 91 %
Dewpoint: -0.4°C
Wind: W 14 km/h

The Environment Canada forecast for our area:
Today..A mix of sun and cloud. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40.
High 6. UV index 5 or moderate.
Tonight..Clearing. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low zero.
Tuesday..Sunny. Wind northwest 20 km/h. High 8.

Yesterday's official data from Environment Canada:
Temps: high:  13.5° low: 1.1°   Precip: 0

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Foggy

Above...this morning's visual from the Hill.

Yesterday was a cool and wet here.The day mostly consisted of fog and showers with more steady rain in the evening.The temp was only in the 5°to 10° range.There was little change overnight.
This morning it is still quite foggy and cool but the rain has ended.Clearing is expected later today with temps rising to,or near,low double digit values.
- ©Al C 2008
Watch our weather as it happens via the link below the live cam shot.

Local conditions at publication time:
Observed at Hoptoad Hill (near Liverpool,NS):
Temperature: 5°C
Wind: calm
Sky: overcast
Precip: fog

Reported from Environment Canada's local weather station in Western Head:

Temperature: 2.6°C
Pressure / Tendency: 99.7 kPa falling
Humidity: 99 %
Dewpoint: 2.4°C
Wind: NNE 5 km/h

The Environment Canada forecast for our area:
Today..Cloudy. 70 percent chance of drizzle or showers this morning.
Clearing late this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating near noon. High
9 except plus 5 along the coast. UV index 3 or moderate.
Tonight..A few clouds. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this evening.
Low zero.
Monday..Becoming cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Wind west 20 km/h. High 7.

Yesterday's official data from Environment Canada:
Temps: high:  N/A low: N/A   Precip: N/A

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