#Weather in #Liverpool,#Canada @ 6:40 AM,May 3,2011: +3.0C / Overcast / Humidity 83% / Wind NE 9.7 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:
+3.7C, Humidity 98%,Wind: NE 17 km/h gust 29 km/h
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Last 24 hrs min/max:

Liverpool: low +2.9C high +15.1C Max wind: NE 26.9 km/h

Western Head: low +3.8C high +10.4C Max wind: NNE 21 gust 41

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Yesterday was another mostly cloudy day here with only a few brief glimpses
of the sun in the evening before sunset.Temps were mild and warmer than
forecast.The evening was completely overcast and there was no change
overnight.
Today and tomorrow are expected to be damp with periods of drizzle and more
steadier rain is on the way to end the week.Conditions are expected to
remain overcast into next week.
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Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max +13C / Min +3C)

Today: Cloudy. 70 percent chance of drizzle along the coast. Fog patches.
Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this morning. High 8
except 14 inland. UV index 4 or moderate.
Tonight: Cloudy. 70 percent chance of drizzle along the coast. Fog patches.
Low plus 4.
Wednesday: Cloudy. 70 percent chance of drizzle along the coast. Fog
patches. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 in the morning. High
7 except 15 inland.
Thursday: Periods of rain. Low 7. High 11.

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The marine forecast:

Wind northeast 15 to 20 knots diminishing to light near noon then
increasing to southeast 10 to 15 overnight. Wind increasing to south
15 to 20 Wednesday afternoon. Chance of showers this morning. Chance
of showers or drizzle beginning this evening. Fog patches forming
this evening.

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Today's Weather Trivia:
1902: A storm on the Prairies that began shortly before midnight and raged
all next day was one of the worst ever seen. The gale blew driving torrents
of rain through the streets of Calgary, AB. Rain filled countless cellars
and washed out the centre span of the new Weaselhead Bridge. Continuing
heavy rains washed away railway beds and damaged grades from Calgary to the
Kootenays.
-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 very
low to low for the next 3 days (3-5 May).
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AURORA ('Northern Lights') WATCH: Auroral activity will be moderate.
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Next ISS visible sightings:
Date: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 Time: 10:10 PM Duration: 2 minutes Maximum
Elevation: 17° Approach: 10° above W Departure: 17° above SSW
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The Moon is new at 1:51 a.m. CDT today as it crosses the imaginary line
between Earth and the Sun. It is lost from view in the Sun's intense glare
but will return to view on Wednesday evening, when it will be in the west as
darkness falls.

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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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