20 March 2011, 7:19 AM: -3.7°C, clear

Official conditions in Liverpool (via Western Head* wx station) @ 7:00 AM:

-5.2°C, Humidity 86%, Wind NNW 9 km/h

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Yesterday was a cool day here with temps only near +4°C for the high.The evening was chilly with temps dropping below freezing and generally clear.It was perfect for viewing the ‘super moon’.

The 'super moon' rising behind a pine tree:

Cool weather will be with us for most of this week with some light precip expected in the middle.Eventhough today is the first day of Spring,snow is actually possible here and it is mentioned in the forecast.

Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max +5°C / Min -5°C)

Today

Sunny. Wind becoming north 20 km/h this morning. High plus 2. UV index 3 or moderate.

Tonight

Clear. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low minus 5 except minus 9 inland.

Monday

Sunny. Increasing cloudiness in the afternoon. Wind becoming south 20 km/h in the afternoon. High plus 4.

Tuesday

Periods of snow. Low minus 4. High plus 1.

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The marine forecast:

Wind northeast 20 knots diminishing to light early this evening then

 becoming south 10 to 15 Monday evening. Chance of flurries this

 morning. Temperatures near zero.

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Today’s Weather Trivia:

20 March 1940: A 2-day storm dumped 15 cm of snow on southern Alberta, blocking rural roads and preventing many from voting in the provincial election. Some used horses to reach polling places (at times through 30-cm-thick mud), an all-day round trip. An official took just 5 hours to drive soldiers' ballots from Edmonton to Calgary although he drove more than half the distance through a snowstorm. -Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada

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Sky Events:

Solar Activity: Solar activity is expected to be at predominately very low levels with a chance for C-class activity today.

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

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Next ISS visible sightings:

	LOCAL Date and Time		DURATION (Minutes)	MAX ELEV (Degrees above horizon)	APPROACH º	DEPARTURE º
		Fri Mar 25 06:36 AM	2	17	11 above S	17 above ESE

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Winter ends at 6:21 p.m. Central Daylight Time today, at the moment of the vernal equinox. The Sun crosses the celestial equator from south to north, bringing more sunshine and the promise of warmer days ahead.

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* The Western Head weather station is the official reporting station for this area.It is NOT located in Liverpool but is approx 10kms outside of town and on the seashore.The temperature difference between the town of Liverpool and the weather station can be quite large,especially in the summer months.