Liverpool,NS - A little snow on the way

Published:  2/16/2010 6:52 AM

Current weather conditions in Liverpool,NS:

-4.4°C | Overcast | Wind: W 8 km/h | Windchill: -7

  (Normals: Max: -1°C Min: -10°C)

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Yesterday was another fairly mild day here on the South Shore with the afternoon temps reaching 3.5°C on my thermometer.The evening was quiet and cool and overnight the temps dropped to a little below freezing.The wind was calm.

The forecast has been revised and a little snow is on the way for tonight and into tomorrow.There’s a good possibility of a change over to rain here on the coast as temps rise above freezing.

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The 3 day forecast for our area issued by Environment Canada:

Today

Sunny with cloudy periods. 30 percent chance of rain showers or flurries late this afternoon. Wind west 20 km/h becoming east 20 near noon. High plus 3.

 

Tonight

Cloudy. Snow and local blowing snow beginning early this evening and ending overnight. Rain along parts of the coast overnight. Amount 5 cm except 10 cm inland. Wind east 20 km/h becoming northeast 40 gusting to 60 this evening then southwest 20 overnight. Low zero.

 

Wednesday

Cloudy. Flurries beginning in the morning and ending in the evening. Amount 2 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light early in the morning. Wind becoming west 30 near noon. Temperature steady near zero.

 

Thursday

Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 2. High plus 1.

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Today’s Weather Trivia:

16 February 1952:1901: Temperatures were near -45°C, the lowest in 5 years and the coldest that winter in Yukon. Smoke and steam enveloped homes, mist rose from open water, breath settled in a frozen fog. Horses only walked, with a third of their usual load. Dogs went mad or howled constantly. Men could not stoke or carry in fuel for stoves fast enough. People ate and slept more and were depressed and exhausted.--Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

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SKY EVENTS:

STS130 & ISS (docked): Rising at 6:48AM in the NW,traveling through the northern sky as they move to the E.

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-Al C