Yesterday started out very cold but warmed up nicely.Temps were above freezing by late morning and the afternoon high was near +3C with calm winds and lots of sunshine.Temps remained above freezing through the evening and overnight.
The mild air will stay with us for the next few days with temps above freezing along with the possibility of some fog and rain.
Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :
(Normals: Max 0C / Min -9C)
Today
A mix of sun and cloud. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming northwest 20 gusting to 40 this morning. High plus 5.
Tonight
Clear. Increasing cloudiness after midnight. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low minus 2.
Friday
Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning near noon. Amount 2 to 4 mm. Fog patches developing near noon. Wind becoming south 20 km/h in the morning. High plus 5.
Saturday
Periods of rain or snow. Low zero. High plus 1.
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The marine forecast:
Wind westerly 15 to 20 knots veering to northwest 15 late this afternoon then becoming south 15 Friday morning. Wind increasing to southwest 25 Friday evening. Periods of rain beginning Friday afternoon. ·
Today’s Weather Trivia:
17 February 2005: In one 3-hour period, Toronto paramedics responded to 107 calls from icy tumbles-double the normal number during one of the busiest slip-and-fall periods in years. Warm weather over 2 days melted the snow, leaving puddles on sidewalks and streets. When temperatures dropped below freezing, standing water froze into hazardous patches of ice camouflaged by a light dusting of snow. -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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| LOCAL | DURATION | MAX ELEV | APPROACH º | DEPARTURE º |
| Sat Feb 19 07:20 PM | 1 | 15 | 15 above S | 15 above S |
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Regulus, the brightest star of Leo, the lion, stands to the lower left of the Moon at nightfall. Regulus moves across the sky a distance equal to the diameter of the Moon in about 7,000 years. It also is moving away from Earth at about 13,000 miles an hour.
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AURORA (‘Northern Lights’) WATCH: Auroral activity will be ACTIVE. Weather permitting, active auroral displays will be visible overhead from Inuvik, Yellowknife, Rankin and Igaluit to Juneau, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Sept-Iles, and visible low on the horizon from Vancouver, Great Falls, Pierre, Madison, Lansing, Ottawa, Portland and St. Johns.
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