Friday, April 29, 2011

#Weather conditions in #Liverpool,Nova Scotia,#Canada @ 6:48 AM: +11.3C / Drizzle - Fog / Humidity 91% / Wind S 14.6 km/h

Photo:View from our west cam at the time of this posting.
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Official conditions (via the Western Head* wx station) @ 6:00 AM:
+7.3C, Humidity 100%,Wind: S 29 km/h
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Last 24 hrs min/max:

Liverpool: low +6.3C high +19.7C Max wind: SW 36.7 km/h

Western Head: low +5.8C high +11.1C Max wind: SSW 35 gust 45

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Yesterday was another wet day here with drizzle and fog for most of the day
along with periodic thundershowers and heavier rain.The evening was breezy
with more rain.Temps were mild and well above seasonal normals for the high.
The revised forecast is for the cloudy,wet weather to be with us into next
week......oh,yay....
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Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :


(Normals: Max +12C / Min +3C)

Today:
Showers ending this afternoon then cloudy with 40 percent chance of drizzle
or showers. Risk of thundershowers this morning. Amount 2 to 4 mm. Fog
patches. Wind southwest 40 km/h gusting to 60 diminishing to 20 near noon.
Temperature steady near 14 except near 9 along parts of the coast. UV index
3 or moderate.
Tonight:
Cloudy with 40 percent chance of drizzle or showers. Fog patches. Wind
southwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 6.
Saturday:
Cloudy with sunny periods. A few showers beginning early in the evening. Fog
patches dissipating in the morning. High 12 except 17 inland.
Sunday:
Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Low plus 4. High 8.

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The marine forecast:

Strong wind warning in effect.
Wind southwest 25 knots diminishing to 15 near noon then becoming
variable 10 to 15 overnight. Wind becoming northwest 15 Saturday
evening. Periods of rain ending early this evening with a risk of
thunderstorms. Chance of showers beginning Saturday evening. Fog
banks dissipating Saturday evening.

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Today's Weather Trivia:
29 April 1875: A fierce gale blew most of the day in the London, ON, area.
On the outskirts, the wind ripped boards from fences and sent them hurtling
through the air, lifted roof shingles, and tossed bricks afar. Pedestrians
found their progress accelerated or impeded. In the city, the west and south
walls of a newly constructed building swayed with the wind and scaffolding
was carried away.
-Excerpt from 'The Canadian Weather
Trivia Calendar' by David Phillips. © Environment Canada


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Sky Events:

Solar Activity:
The geomagnetic field is
expected to remain at mostly quiet levels for day 1 (29 April) of
the forecast period. On days 2 and 3 (30 April - 01 May), unsettled
to active levels with isolated periods of minor storming are
expected, due to the arrival of a coronal hole high-speed stream.
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AURORA ('Northern Lights') WATCH: Auroral activity will be QUIET.
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Next ISS visible sightings:
Date: Friday, April 29, 2011 Time: 10:09 PM Duration: 1 minutes Maximum
Elevation: 52° Approach: 30° above NW Departure: 50° above NE

SHUTTLE 'ENDEAVOUR':
Date: Friday, April 29, 2011 Time: 09:34 PM Duration: 2 minutes Maximum
Elevation: 21° Approach: 18° above NNW Departure: 16° above ENE
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The planet Venus and the Moon stand due east about 30 or 40 minutes before
sunrise, low in the sky, with Venus directly below the Moon. Venus is the
brilliant "morning star."

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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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