Monday, January 01, 2007


A cloudy day here today with a period of freezing rain beginning late this afternoon before changing to rain. Any unsalted surface is pretty slippery. Temperatures are to rise overnight to near 9*C by morning with rain, around 25 mm expected, before lowering through the day tomorrow.

Today's high current temp
Today's low -9.4*C
High barometer 102.8 kPa
Low barometer 101.8 kPa
Rain tr

Current

Light rain
Temp 0.9*C
Wind SSW 15 km
Barometer 101.8 kPa
Humidity 85%
Special Weather Statements for Nova Scotia
WOCN11 CWHX 011429
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR NOVA SCOTIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT
CANADA AT 9:51 AM AST MONDAY 1 JANUARY 2007.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL TRACK
THROUGH THE BAY OF FUNDY TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD MIXED
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE PROVINCE DURING THE DAY. PRECIPITATION WILL
START AS SLEET OR SNOW BUT WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AS
TEMPERATURES ALOFT WARM ABOVE FREEZING. ON THE GROUND TEMPERATURES
WILL BE SLOW TO WARM AND ICING PROBLEMS CAN BE EXPECTED PARTICULARLY
OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE PROVINCE. PRECIPITATION SHOULD REMAIN
LIGHT..HOWEVER TRAVEL PLANS MAY HAVE TO BE ADJUSTED DUE TO HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THE REGION TUESDAY BRINGING A RETURN
TO VERY WINDY AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES.

THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED TO MONITOR FUTURE FORECASTS AS WARNINGS MAY BE
REQUIRED.

END/ASPC