15 February 2011 - Conditions at 6:40 AM: +1.1C, Overcast, Wind: NW 27 gust 45 km/h

Yesterday was a very nice day here with afternoon temps well above normal at +10C.The evening was mild and calm with temps near +5.Ovenight temps droped but remain above freezing.

We are expecting a drop in temps today to below freezing with double digit cold on the way for tonight.Temps will beging to recover tomorrow and we will be back above freezing by Thursday.

Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :

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

Today

A few flurries ending this morning then cloudy with sunny periods and 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind west 20 km/h becoming northwest 40 gusting to 60 this morning. Temperature falling to minus 7 this afternoon.

Tonight

Clearing late this evening. Wind northwest 40 km/h gusting to 60. Low minus 12.

Wednesday

Sunny. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming west 20 late in the afternoon. High minus 2.

Thursday

A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 4. High plus 4.

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The marine forecast:

Gale warning in effect.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Wind southwest 15 knots increasing to northwest 35 this morning then

 diminishing to 30 Wednesday morning. Wind diminishing to northwest

 20 near noon Wednesday then backing to west 15 Wednesday evening. A

 few flurries beginning this morning and ending near midnight.

 Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries. Freezing spray beginning this

 afternoon and ending Wednesday afternoon. High today plus 3. Low

 tonight minus 6. High Wednesday plus 1.

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Today’s Weather Trivia:

15 February 2008: A record snowfall led a Shawinigan, QC, man to put his snow pile up for sale. He promised to deliver it anywhere in the province at any time-even for a snow party in July. Through a simple local newspaper ad, he sold 3 truckloads of snow. The entrepreneur always covered the snow in his backyard with wood shavings to ensure it stayed until August. -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:

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DURATION

MAX ELEV

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DEPARTURE º

Sat Feb 19 07:20 PM

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15

15 above S

15 above S

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Cassiopeia, the queen, is written large across the northern sky this evening. It looks like a big letter M or W. It's high in the northwest at nightfall and wheels low across the north later on.

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