Sunday, December 12, 2010

12 December 2010 - Conditions at 7:41 AM: -3.2C, Clear, Wind: NNE 9 km/h

Yesterday was a mostly overcast day with a few showers and a few flurries.Temps were near +5C.The evening was mild with temps dropping below freezing overnight.

Today is expected to be quiet and cool with rain moving in tonight.Temps are expected to rise to well above normal values over the next couple of days.Windy conditions are also expected as this front moves through the area.

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Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max +3C / Min -6C)

Wind warning in effect.

Today

Sunny. Increasing cloudiness late this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High plus 2.

Tonight

Cloudy. Rain beginning after midnight. Amount 2 mm. Wind southeast 20 km/h increasing to 40 gusting to 70 after midnight. Temperature rising to 6 by morning.

Monday

Periods of rain. Amount 10 mm. Wind southeast 40 km/h gusting to 70 increasing to 60 gusting to 90 in the afternoon. High 11.

Tuesday

Periods of rain. Low 7. High 7.

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The marine forecast:

Gale warning in effect.
Wind light increasing to east 15 knots this morning and to southeast
 35 this evening. Wind increasing to southeast 35 to 45 after
 midnight. Showers beginning after midnight. Risk of thunderstorms
 Monday late in the day.

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Today’s Weather Trivia:

12 December 1955:1955: One of the worst blizzards in living memory raced across Saskatchewan, closing schools and disrupting bus, train, and plane schedules. An RCMP officer suffocated in his snowed-in car near Cutknife. Farm children spent the night in schools or nearby homes. In Regina, 4 motorists drove over a steep embankment and a truck plunged into snow so deep only its box and spare wheel were visible. .– Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

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Sky Events:

ISS visible sightings:

Date: Monday, December 13, 2010

Time: 05:54 AM Duration: 1 minutes Maximum Elevation: 55° Approach: 55° above SSE Departure: 20° above SE

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The Moon stands high in the south as night falls, with brilliant Jupiter to its left. They set around midnight. Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, and the fifth planet out from the Sun.

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

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