21 March 2011, 7:43 AM: -4.2°C, clear

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

-5.5°C, Humidity 74%, Wind SW 5 km/h

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Yesterday turned out to be better than originally expected with plenty of sunshine and temps near +7C.The sky remained clear through the evening and temps dipped to below freezing overnight.

Today is expected to be cool but sunny however tomorrow will be a different story.There will be some precip and it’s a good possibility that some of it will fall as snow.The rest of the week should be mostly clear but temps will be cool.

Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max +5°C / Min -4°C)

Today

Sunny. Increasing cloudiness this afternoon. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h late this afternoon. High plus 4. UV index 3 or moderate.

Tonight

Cloudy. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming southeast 20 near midnight. Low minus 1.

Tuesday

Cloudy. Flurries or rain showers beginning in the morning and ending late in the afternoon then 40 percent chance of flurries late in the afternoon and early in the evening. Snowfall amount 2 cm. Wind southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming east 30 gusting to 50 in the afternoon then becoming northeast 30 gusting to 50. High plus 2.

Wednesday

Sunny. Low minus 4. High plus 4.

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The marine forecast:

Gale warning in effect.

Wind light increasing to southeast 10 to 15 knots this evening and to

 15 to 20 near midnight. Wind increasing to southeast 20 to 25

 overnight and to east 35 Tuesday afternoon. Periods of snow and

 periods of rain beginning Tuesday morning. Temperatures near plus 1.

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Today’s Weather Trivia:

21 March 1913: A violent Good Friday windstorm struck Ontario in the early afternoon, forcing holiday crowds to take shelter. In North Bay, the opera house had to cancel both holiday performances. In Sudbury, the wind sent a 6-m board from the new skating rink 300 m, where it went through a church window and collided with a piano. It also unroofed 2 freight cars and razed a reinforced-cement roundhouse. -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 events for the next three days (21 - 23 March).

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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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The Big Dipper is the most recognized star pattern in the world. The dipper's seven stars are part of the constellation Ursa Major, the great bear. The bear is well up in the northeast in early evening and wheels high across the north later on.

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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.