It was a wet and windy here yesterday with torrential rainfall in the late afternoon and evening.Winds were very strong through most of the day and the high was +8C.The wind calmed down somewhat in the late evening and temps dropped to below freezing overnight.A few flurries moved through during the overnight hours leaving a slight coating on the ground.
This morning it is quite cold and temps are expected to remain below 0 for the day.Winds will be brisk giving uncomfortable windchill values.Flurries are expected over the next few days but warmer weather is on the way early next week.
Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :
(Normals: Max +1C / Min -8C)
Today
Snow ending early this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Local blowing snow early this morning. Wind northwest 50 km/h gusting to 80. Temperature falling to minus 6 this morning then steady.
Tonight
Cloudy periods. Wind northwest 40 km/h gusting to 60 becoming light this evening. Low minus 12.
Sunday
Increasing cloudiness. Flurries beginning in the morning and ending late in the afternoon. High minus 4.
Monday
Flurries. Low minus 6. High zero.
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The marine forecast:
Storm warning in effect.Freezing spray warning in effect.Wind northerly 25 to 30 knots increasing to northwest 40 to 50 early this morning then diminishing to 35 near noon. Wind diminishing to northwest 25 to 30 this afternoon and to 15 to 20 near midnight. Wind diminishing to light overnight then becoming east 15 Sunday afternoon. A few flurries ending this morning. Chance of flurries beginning Sunday morning. Freezing spray beginning this morning and ending near midnight. Temperatures plus 4 falling to minus 5 this morning. ·
Today’s Weather Trivia:
26 February 1914: A violent, twisting wind struck Claresholm, AB, damaging a building and the curling rink. The rink's roof blew into a house, smashing windows, china, and furniture and causing a large beam to fall, just missing a little girl in bed. Dozens of buggies, including a $180 show buggy, wagons, and carts were blown 100s of metres. Curlers mourned their rink, as there'd be no more curling.-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 |
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| Sat Feb 26 07:12 PM | 3 | 23 | 18 above NW | 16 above NNE | ||||||
THE FOLLOWING SHUTTLE SIGHTINGS ARE POSSIBLE FROM THU FEB 24 TO THU MAR 10
| SATELLITE | LOCAL | DURATION | MAX ELEV | APPROACH | DEPARTURE |
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| DATE/TIME | (MIN) | (DEG) | (DEG-DIR) | (DEG-DIR) |
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| SHUTTLE | Fri Feb 25/07:14 PM | 1 | 19 | 15 above NW | 18 above N |
| SHUTTLE | Sat Feb 26/07:13 PM | 3 | 23 | 18 above NW | 16 above NNE |
| SHUTTLE | Sun Feb 27/07:39 PM | 1 | 19 | 16 above NNW | 18 above N |
| SHUTTLE | Mon Feb 28/06:29 PM | 3 | 22 | 15 above NW | 15 above NNE |
| SHUTTLE | Mon Feb 28/08:06 PM | 1 | 17 | 15 above NNW | 17 above NNW |
| SHUTTLE | Tue Mar 01/06:56 PM | 2 | 19 | 16 above NNW | 16 above NNE |
| SHUTTLE | Wed Mar 02/07:23 PM | 2 | 21 | 15 above NNW | 18 above NE |
| SHUTTLE | Thu Mar 03/07:48 PM | 2 | 30 | 15 above NW | 30 above N |
| SHUTTLE | Fri Mar 04/06:39 PM | 3 | 21 | 15 above NNW | 15 above NE |
| SHUTTLE | Fri Mar 04/08:15 PM | 1 | 25 | 20 above NW | 25 above NW |
| SHUTTLE | Sat Mar 05/07:05 PM | 4 | 33 | 15 above NW | 18 above ENE |
| SHUTTLE | Sun Mar 06/07:32 PM | 2 | 80 | 25 above NW | 43 above ESE |
| SHUTTLE | Mon Mar 07/07:59 PM | 1 | 32 | 24 above W | 32 above SW |
| SHUTTLE | Tue Mar 08/06:50 PM | 3 | 88 | 32 above WNW | 16 above ESE |
| SHUTTLE | Wed Mar 09/07:16 PM | 2 | 28 | 26 above WSW | 16 above SSE |
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The star clusters M46 and M47 are in good view this evening, not far to the left or lower left of Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, which is high in the south at nightfall. Under dark skies, M47 is just visible as a hazy patch of light.
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AURORA (‘Northern Lights’) WATCH: Auroral activity will be QUIET.
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