Saturday, September 11, 2010

Conditions at 7:32 AM: 14.7C | Overcast | Wind: WNW 12 km/h

11 September 2010

We had a mix of weather here yesterday with some sun and warm temperatures until the mid afternoon when some showers moved into the area.The showers lasted well into the evening and were quite heavy by times.Temps dropped into the mid teens in the evening and remained there overnight.More showers are expected today and then we should be back to sunshine for tomorrow.Temps are now back to seasonal normals.

 

The  forecast for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max 19C / Min 11C)

Today

Cloudy with sunny periods and 30 percent chance of showers. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming north 20 km/h this morning. High 17. UV index 4 or moderate.

 

Tonight

Cloudy periods. Clearing near midnight. Low 10.

 

Sunday

Sunny with cloudy periods. High 17.

 

Monday

Cloudy. Low 9. High 16.

 

 

Today’s Weather Trivia:

11 September

1900: A hurricane that killed up to 10,000 people in Galveston...

1900: A hurricane that killed up to 10,000 people in Galveston, Texas, reached Ontario greatly exhausted but sustaining gale-force winds. At Lake Erie's Crystal Beach, 40 to 50 yachts and canoes were lost or wrecked, trees were uprooted, awnings ripped, glass windows smashed, and electric wires downed. Only 1 Great North-western Telegraph Co. line was working between Ottawa and Toronto.

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

 

Sky Events:

  • International Space Station (next visible sighting):

Date: Saturday, September 11, 2010

 

Time: 08:47 PM 

 

Duration: 3 minutes

 

Maximum Elevation: 40°

 

Approach: 27° above W

 

Departure: 21° above SSE

 

 

  • A lopsided kite sails low across the west early this evening. Its brightest point is the Moon. The planet Venus, to the upper left of the Moon, forms the kite’s tail. The fainter planet Mars forms the top of the kite, with the star Spica at the right. – [Star Date Online]

 

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

 

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