Liverpool,Nova Scotia - A dry week ahead

12 April 2010

Conditions in Liverpool,NS at 7:23:57 AM : 4.6°C | Clear | Wind: SW 9 km/h

(Normals: Max: 8°C Min: 0°C)

Although it wasn’t supposed to be a real warm day yesterday,temps reached to +20°C here in the afternoon.There was a bit of a cool breeze but it was still a nice day.The evening was clear and temps dropped to the +10°C range.

Today is looking good at the start with clear skies and no wind.Temps are expected to be warm with no precip expected at all this week.

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

Today -- Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon. High 13 except 7 along parts of the coast. UV index 5 or moderate.

Tonight -- Cloudy periods. Low plus 2.

Tuesday -- Sunny with cloudy periods. Wind becoming north 20 km/h near noon. High 11.

Wednesday -- Sunny. Low minus 2. High 10.

• Today’s Weather Trivia:

April 12,1865: A "serious" gale blew across southern Ontario, damaging houses and felling trees and fences. At Nottawasaga, a 12-year-old girl driving home cattle from the bush was killed by a falling tree, along with 7 cattle. Near Creemore, the winds lifted a barn from its foundation and carried it into a garden.

– Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

• Sky Events:

ISS w/ shuttle docked:

Date: Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Time: 04:07 AM
Duration: Less than 1 minute
Maximum Elevation: 16°
Approach: 16° above E
Departure: 16° above E

Date: Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Time: 05:38 AM
Duration: 3 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 35°
Approach: 15° above W
Departure: 22° above NNE

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Three of the "stars" of spring are climbing higher into the evening sky. Around 10 p.m., look overhead for Regulus in Leo, the lion. Spica, in Virgo, is in the east-southeast, with yellow-orange Arcturus well to its left in Bootes, the herdsman.

-Al C