Conditions at 7:27 AM: 11.7C, Overcast, Wind: N 10 km/h

19 September 2010

Yesterday was a nice late summer day here with temps in the lower 20Cs.The sky was clear and remained that way through the evening with temps dropping to the middle teens after sunset.Cloudy conditions with some drizzle and showers are expected for today and tomorrow.

 

The  forecast for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max 18C / Min 9C)

Today

Sunny with cloudy periods. 30 percent chance of drizzle this morning. Fog patches early this morning. High 16 except 20 inland. UV index 6 or high.

 

Tonight

Cloudy periods. Becoming cloudy overnight. Low 11.

 

Monday

Cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers in the afternoon and early in the evening. Clearing late in the evening. Wind becoming north 20 km/h near noon. High 17.

 

Tuesday

A mix of sun and cloud. Low 12. High 18.

 

 

Today’s Weather Trivia:

19 September 2004:2004: A heavy rainfall of 91.2 mm set a single day record at Vancouver International Airport in BC. The previous record for a single day was 89.4 mm, set on Christmas Day 1972. As it turned out, the city got a total of 196.4 mm of rain in September, more than 3 times the normal rainfall for that month.   – Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

 

 

Sky Events:

• International Space Station (visible sighting):

There are no visible sightings until Sept 29.

 

 

·         On Sunday night Uranus will be above and a little to the left of Jupiter, and just over eight tenths of a degree away. The third and final conjunction of this set will be on January 2, 2011. The last triple conjunction between Uranus and Jupiter was in 1983, and the next will not be until 2037 and 2038.

 

 

 

• AURORA (‘Northern Lights’) WATCH: Auroral activity will be quiet.