Cloudy with sunny periods. 60 percent chance of showers.High 20 except 25 inland. UV index 7.

24 July 2010
Conditions at my location near Liverpool,NS at 7:54:52 AM : 17.9°C(Normals: Max: 24°C Min: 14°C) | Overcast | Wind: N 5 km/h
We had another hot day here yesterday with temps well into the upper 20Cs.Humidity levels were a bit lower than what we had been having.The evening was warm and mostly clear.Clouds began moving into the area overnight and there’s a good possibility that we will have some rain today and tomorrow.Clearing is expected by Monday and next week is looking like it will be dry and a little cooler than the past week.

The 3 day forecast for our area issued by Environment Canada :
Today -- Cloudy with sunny periods. 60 percent chance of showers or drizzle this morning. Fog patches along the coast. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h this morning. High 20 except 25 inland. UV index 7 or high.
Tonight -- Cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers or drizzle overnight. Fog patches. Wind southeast 20 km/h. Low 15.
Sunday -- Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers or drizzle in the morning and early in the afternoon. A few showers beginning in the afternoon. Wind southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 in the afternoon then northwest 30 gusting to 50 in the evening. High 18 except 23 inland.
Monday -- Sunny. Low 15. High 23.


Today’s Weather Trivia:
24 July 2007: Insufferable humidity during one of the hottest Julys in over 70 years had Prairie residents talking. Over 3 days, Regina, SK, had 29 hours of humidex values above 40, including a 48 reading for 2 straight hours that shattered the previous record of 44.5. Hospitals across the west had to cancel 100s of elective surgeries; exhausted, dehydrated older residents suffered nausea and dizziness. – Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

Sky Events:
• International Space Station (next visible sighting):
Date: Thursday, August 05, 2010
Time: 05:00 AM
Duration: 2 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 16°
Approach: 15° above SSE
Departure: 15° above ESE

• The North Star is one of the most important beacons in the night sky. It serves as a compass, pointing the way due north. And it also serves as the hub of the night sky -- all the other stars appear to circle around it as Earth turns on its axis. – [Star Date Online]

• AURORA (‘Northern Lights’) WATCH: A solar wind stream is about to hit Earth's magnetic field, and the impact could spark geomagnetic storms.