Liverpool,Nova Scotia - A delay in the warmup

3 April 2010

Conditions in Liverpool,NS at 7:02:34 AM : 7.8°C | Fog | Wind: SW 7 km/h

 (Normals: Max: 7°C Min: -2°C)

      It was another mild day here yesterday with afternoon highs reaching to +16°C.The sky was basically overcast for the day and fog moved onshore in the evening and remained there through the night.

      The record setting warmth is taking longer to get to our area than originally expected and we may not see the ‘hot’ weather until Monday.Even so,temps will be mild over the weekend and sunshine is expected later today.

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

Today -- Clearing. Fog retreating to the coast this morning. High 10 except 16 inland. UV index 5 or moderate. 

Tonight -- Cloudy. Fog spreading inland. Low plus 5. 

Sunday -- A mix of sun and cloud. Fog retreating to the coast in the morning. High 10 except 16 inland.

Monday -- A mix of sun and cloud. Low 7. High 16.

 

• Today’s Weather Trivia:

3 April 2003: An Environment Canada scientist reported that air streams are dropping Asian toxins into BC's high alpine lakes and icefields. Arriving in cold climates, the poisons fall to earth, often attached to snowflakes. The largest concentrations occur in lakes fed by glaciers, which themselves have absorbed pollutants for up to 100 years. Most of these toxins were banned in North America in the 1970s. – Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

• Sky Events Tonight:

ISS: There are no visible views expected today.

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The Big Dipper is high in the northeast this evening. It appears to "pour" its contents toward the northern horizon and into the Little Dipper. This fainter dipper is anchored by Polaris, the North Star, which is at the end of the dipper's handle.

 

-Al C