We had a nice day here yesterday with sunshine and temps near +5C.The evening was clear with temps dropping to just below freezing.Overnight the temps rose to above freezing,the wind picked up and clouds moved in as a major winter storm approaches.Warnings have been issued and significant snowfall is possible,especially inland.We are expecting a mix of snow and rain here on the coast with more rain than snow possible if temps remain above freezing.
Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :
(Normals: Max 0C / Min -10C)
Snowfall warning in effect.
Today
Cloudy. Snow at times heavy beginning this morning. Amount 10 to 15 cm. Local blowing snow inland late this morning and this afternoon. Wind becoming east 50 km/h gusting to 80 this morning. High plus 2.
Tonight
Snow at times heavy changing to periods of rain mixed with snow this evening and then to flurries and rain showers before morning. Risk of freezing rain late this evening and after midnight. Rainfall amount 5 mm except snowfall amount 10 cm inland. Local blowing snow inland early this evening. Wind east 50 km/h gusting to 80 becoming light this evening. Wind becoming northeast 20 overnight. Low zero.
Thursday
Flurries or rain showers ending late in the morning then cloudy. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 50. High plus 3.
Friday
A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 2. High zero.
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The marine forecast:
Gale warning in effect.Wind light increasing to east 20 knots early this morning and to 25 to 35 late this morning. Wind increasing to east 35 to 45 this afternoon then diminishing to southerly 20 early this evening. Wind diminishing to variable 15 after midnight then increasing to north 25 to 35 Thursday morning. Wind becoming northwest 25 Thursday afternoon. Periods of rain and periods of snow today. Chance of showers or flurries beginning Thursday morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation. ·
Today’s Weather Trivia:
12 January 1903: A rare chinook, packing some of the strongest winds ever, ripped through parts of Yukon. Telegraph service was knocked out, ending an unusually lengthy period (3 days) of uninterrupted communications between Dawson and the outside world. The warm, dry blast melted up to 0.5 m of snow in a flash. Repairs to telegraph lines proceeded very slowly. -Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada
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Sky Events:
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ISS visible sightings:
Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Time: 05:54 PM Duration: 2 minutes Maximum Elevation: 36° Approach: 34° above WSW Departure: 15° above SSE
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Many stars are members of clusters, bound together by their gravity. The closest cluster is the Hyades, a collection of about 100 stars. Together, they form the wedge-shaped "face" of Taurus, which stands high overhead this evening.
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AURORA (‘Northern Lights’) WATCH: Auroral activity will be quite.
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