Sunday, February 27, 2011

27 February 2011 - Conditions at 8:54 AM: -5.3C, Light snow, Wind: NNE 6 km/h

Yesterday was a sunny but cold day here with temps below freezing for the day and high windchill values.The evening was clear and cold with light winds.

Currently there is some light snow falling but that should end later this morning.Temps will be chilly today but begin to warm up tomorrow.There is a good possibility of some rain and/or snow tomorrow but temps will be above freezing for most of the week.

Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max +1C / Min -8C)

Today

Cloudy. Periods of light snow beginning this morning and ending this afternoon. Local amount 2 cm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High minus 4.

Tonight

Clearing early this evening. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light late this evening. Low minus 8.

Monday

Increasing cloudiness. Rain beginning in the afternoon. Rain mixed with snow in the afternoon. Rainfall amount 10 to 20 mm. Fog patches developing late in the afternoon. Wind southeast 20 km/h increasing to 40 gusting to 70 in the afternoon then becoming south 50 gusting to 80 in the evening. High plus 3.

Tuesday

Periods of rain. Windy. Low plus 2. High plus 3.

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The marine forecast:

Gale warning in effect.
Wind light increasing to northeasterly 20 knots near noon then
 veering to easterly 10 to 15 near midnight. Wind increasing to
 southeast 20 to 25 Monday morning and to 35 to 40 Monday evening. A
 few flurries changing to chance of flurries tonight and Monday then
 to rain Monday evening. Temperatures minus 4 rising to plus 4 Monday
 evening.
 

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Today’s Weather Trivia:

27 February1876: A north/northeast gale provided a stunning view of Niagara Falls (ON). Huge rocks below the American Falls, often submerged, were dry and exposed; between Goat Island and Prospect Park, the river, usually flowing at over 30 km/h, was still; the stream just above Table Rock was a dry, solid bed of rock; and Horseshoe Falls had lost 2/3rds of its water and looked like an ordinary millpond. -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:

LOCAL

DURATION

MAX ELEV

APPROACH º

DEPARTURE º

Sun Feb 27 07:39 PM

1

19

16 above NNW

18 above N

THE FOLLOWING SHUTTLE SIGHTINGS ARE POSSIBLE FROM THU FEB 24 TO THU MAR 10

SATELLITE

LOCAL

DURATION

MAX ELEV

APPROACH

DEPARTURE

DATE/TIME

(MIN)

(DEG)

(DEG-DIR)

(DEG-DIR)

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 planet Venus is in the eastern sky before dawn. It is the brilliant "morning star." Tomorrow, it stands to the lower left of the crescent Moon.

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

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