Official conditions (via the Western Head* wx station) @ 7:00 AM:
+3.4°C, Humidity 92%,Wind: ESE 47 km/h gust 58 km/h
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Last 24 hrs min/max:
Liverpool: low -4.0°C high 6.8°C Max wind: SE 23.2 km/h
Western Head: low -3.3°C high +5.7°C Max wind: SSE 30
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It wasn't much of a day here yesterday with cool temps,periods of drizzle
and even some hail.Low temps were below seasonal normals and felt colder in
the brisk winds.Overnight the wind switched to a more southerly direction
and temps are mild here this morning.We are expecting lots of wind and rain
today as a system moves through the area.Clearing will begin tomorrow but
the rest of the week will be generally cloudy.Temps will be within the
seasonable ranges.
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Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :
(Normals: Max +9°C / Min 1°C)
Today:
Cloudy. Rain beginning early this morning. Amount 25 mm. Fog patches
developing this morning. Wind southeast 40 km/h gusting to 70. High 8.
Tonight:
Rain ending this evening then cloudy periods. 60 percent chance of
showers overnight. Fog patches dissipating this evening. Wind southeast 40
km/h gusting to 70 becoming southwest 30 gusting to 50 this evening. Low
plus 3.
Monday:
Cloudy with sunny periods and 60 percent chance of showers early in the
morning then sunny with cloudy periods. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to
50. High 8.
Tuesday:
Cloudy. Low plus 4. High 8.
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The marine forecast:
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southeast 20 to 25 knots increasing to 35 this morning then
diminishing to southwest 25 to 30 this evening. Wind diminishing to
southwest 20 Monday afternoon. Rain and fog patches beginning this
morning and ending this evening.
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Today's Weather Trivia:
17 April 2007: Northeasterlies drove the 30-cm-thick spring ice pack (some
of it harder, stronger old ice) against the coast of Newfoundland and
Labrador, the worst conditions in 30 years. A wind shift tightened the ice,
trapping over 100 vessels, damaging many. As icebreakers began smashing
through the ice, helicopters rescued some 50 fishers; 500 others waited in
cold, damp weather for nearly 3 weeks. -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 low levels.
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AURORA ('Northern Lights') WATCH: Auroral activity will be QUIET.
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Next ISS visible sightings:
Date: Sunday, April 17, 2011 Time: 09:51 PM Duration: 1 minutes Maximum
Elevation: 25° Approach: 10° above SW Departure: 25° above SW
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Spica, the brightest star of Virgo, rises above the full Moon tonight and
tracks the Moon across the sky. What we see as Spica is actually two massive
stars that are separated by about 10 million miles -- a fraction of the
distance from Earth to the Sun.
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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.
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