#Weather in #Liverpool,#Canada @ 6:55 AM: +7.9C / Overcast / Humidity 87% / Wind S 7.3 km/h



Official conditions (via the Western Head* wx station) @ 6:00 AM:
+7.2C, Humidity 100%,Wind: S 10 km/h
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Last 24 hrs min/max:

Liverpool: low +4.1C high +12.8C Max wind: SE 18.3 km/h

Western Head: low +4.3C high +7.9C Max wind: SE 14

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We had another mostly overcast day here yesterday with only a few very brief
glimpses of the sun in the afternoon.Temps were mild here, close to 5°
warmer than the area's official temps measured at the Western Head station,
and there was no measurable precip.The evening was very foggy and calm with
mild temps.
More rain is expected today and tonight.Some clearing is possible for
tomorrow.
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Forecasts for our area issued by Environment Canada :

(Normals: Max +13C / Min +4C)

Today: Periods of drizzle or a few showers changing to rain near noon. Risk
of thundershowers this afternoon. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Fog. Wind south 20
km/h. High 10.
Tonight: Rain and fog ending late this evening then cloudy with 60 percent
chance of showers. Amount 5 mm. Wind south 20 km/h. Low plus 4.
Friday: Cloudy with sunny periods. 40 percent chance of showers in the
morning. Clearing in the afternoon. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40.
High 11.
Saturday: Cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Low plus 5. High 12.

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The marine forecast:

Strong wind warning in effect.
Wind southerly 15 knots increasing to south 25 to 30 late this
morning then diminishing to southwest 15 early this evening. Wind
increasing to southwest 20 to 25 Friday morning. Showers or periods
of drizzle changing to rain this afternoon with risk of
thunderstorms then to chance of showers overnight. Fog banks
dissipating overnight.

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Today's Weather Trivia:
2008: A South African family won its decade-long fight to stay in Canada for
health reasons. They came to Prince Rupert, BC, on vacation in 1999 and
decided the climate was perfect, as 3 family members have a rare skin
intolerance to the sun. 1999 was a good year: it rained almost 2,800 mm,
with hardly any sun. The family had also considered Scotland, Norway, and
Sweden.
-Excerpt from 'The Canadian WeatherTrivia Calendar' by David Phillips. ©
Environment Canada

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Sky Events:

Solar Activity:
Solar activity is expected to be very low to low during days one through
three (05-07 May).
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AURORA ('Northern Lights') WATCH: Auroral activity will be QUIET.
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Next ISS visible sightings:
Date: Thursday, May 05, 2011
Time: 09:24 PM Duration: 3 minutes Maximum Elevation: 17° Approach: 12°
above W Departure: 11° above S
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Two features of the bull sandwich the Moon this evening. At nightfall, the
eye of Taurus -- the star Aldebaran -- is below the Moon and a bit to its
left. Alnath, the tip of one of his horns, is about the same distance above
and to the right of the Moon.

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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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