Tuesday, January 18, 2011

18 January 2011 - Conditions at 7:29 AM: -12.2C,Clear, Wind: NNW 8 km/h

It was sunny but cold here yesterday with high temps slightly below freezing.The evening was clear with temps dropping to the upper double digits below freezing.

A warm up will begin today and we are expecting mild temps with rain beginning this evening and lasting into tomorrow.

Cooler weather will be back by the end of the week with some snow expected on Friday.

Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max 0C / Min -10C)

Today

Sunny with cloudy periods. Increasing cloudiness this afternoon. High zero.

Tonight

Cloudy. Rain beginning this evening. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Fog patches developing this evening. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming east 30 gusting to 50 after midnight. Temperature rising to plus 5 by morning.

Wednesday

Rain ending in the afternoon then cloudy. Amount 10 mm. Fog patches dissipating in the afternoon. Wind east 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light in the morning. Wind becoming northwest 20 gusting to 40 early in the evening. Temperature falling to plus 2 in the afternoon.

Thursday

Flurries. Low minus 3. High minus 1.

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The marine forecast:

Gale warning in effect.
Wind light increasing to southeast 15 to 20 knots this afternoon and
 to 25 early this evening. Wind increasing to southeast 25 to 35
 overnight then becoming southwest 25 to 30 Wednesday morning. Wind
 veering to northwest 25 to 30 Wednesday evening. Periods of rain
 beginning late this evening and ending Wednesday morning. Fog
 patches forming early this evening and dissipating Wednesday
 evening. Temperatures minus 4 rising to plus 8 Wednesday morning.

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Today’s Weather Trivia:

18 January 2007: Rescuers discovered the bodies of 2 skiers from Kamloops, BC, in a snow cave that experts said collapsed on the pair as they huddled near the Wapta Icefields, north of Lake Louise, AB. A 4-member team of mountaineers and an avalanche dog quickly found their bodies under about 1.5 m of snow, but poor weather prevented body recovery for several days. . -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:

No sightings until Jan 23.

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The story of Jason and the Argonauts is told in the remains of the ancient constellation Argo Navis, which in modern times has been split into four constellations. Parts of these constellations are low in the south on winter evenings.

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

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