Tuesday, August 15, 2006


Cloudy until noon hour when showers began. Picked up 8 mm here. Today's low was 15.0*C and the high was 19.8*C. High barometer was 101.3 kPa while low was 101.0 kPa.
Currently under cloudy skies with drizzle the temperature is 17.5*C and the barometer is 101.1 kPa.

Monday, August 14, 2006


Today saw a mix of sun and cloud until late this afternoon when cloud from an approaching system took over. This mornings low was 10.2*C while the high was 23.3*C.
Currently under cloudy skies the temperature is 17.9*C with light sw winds. Today's low barometer was 101.1 kPa and the high was 101.3 kPa. It is currently 101.2 kPa.
Looks like showers tomorrow with 5 - 10 mm expected.

Sunday, August 13, 2006


Another cool morning here with a low of 8.9*C and an afternoon high of only 20.9*C. An early fall like day. Temperatures are expected to moderate tomorrow.
Today was mostly sunny with some Cu clouds around this afternoon, but no threat of T&L.
Currently under clear skies the temperature is 16.4*C with a barometer of 100.8 kPa.
The low barometer was 100.8 kPa and the high was 101.0 kPa.

Saturday, August 12, 2006


We were greeted this morning with unseasonably cool temperatures, a low of 9.6*C. The day started off sunny but Cu and TCu soon appeared. Our high today was 22.5*C. Near 7 pm the temperature began to plummet. It is currently 13.5*C under mostly cloudy skies. Only rain we received today were a few drops around mid afternoon. Low barometer was 100.5 kPa while high barometer was 100.8 kPa, where it sits now.
Tonights low is expected to be even cooler at 7*C. Tomorrow should be similar to today with the chance of thundershowers in the afternoon.

Friday, August 11, 2006


The cold front moved through early this morning giving T&L and a period of heavy rain. We received 10 mm, but other areas in the city must have received more as radio reported street flooding and man hole covers popping off.
Today's high was 20.7*C and the low was 15.6*C, however we will be going lower as it is currently 15.7*C. The barometer is 100.6 kPa. High barometer was 100.7 kPa and low was 100.4 kPa. After the morning rain we had a mix of sun and cloud.

Thursday, August 10, 2006


Today was a sunny day until this evening when the clouds moved in from the approaching cold front. The front is now moving through southern NB giving thundershowers to that area.
Today's high was 24.9*C while the low was 13.3*C. The current temperature under cloudy skies is 18.7*C. The barometer is 100.7 kPa, the low for the day, the high was 101.3 kPa.
We can expect showers with the chance of thundershowers overnight and tomorrow morning with some clearing in the afternoon.

Wednesday, August 09, 2006


A sunny day here today with a high of 24.6*C and low humidity making it a pleasant day. The morning low was 14.1*C. The low barometer was 101.1 kPa and the high is the current reading of 101.3 kPa. The temperature is 17.7*C under clear skies and no wind, could be a cool night.
Next weather maker will be a cold front coming through overnight tomorrow giving us showers.

Tuesday, August 08, 2006


We woke up this morning to the sound of thunder and flashes of lightning. It was over here by 8:30 am but lightning was quiet frequent. Picked up 9 mm of rain in thundershowers. Saw some sunshine mid afternoon which raised the temperature to 23.5*C for our high. The low this morning was 18.4*C,we will probably be lower than that by midnight. Currently under cloudy skies, with clearing to the west the temperature is 20.1*C. The barometer is 101.0 kPa. The high barometer was 101.5 kPa and low was 100.9 kPa.
The coming weekend looks to be cool with a high pressure system moving in from northern Canada.

Monday, August 07, 2006


Sunny today until early this evening when clouds moved in advance of the approaching cold front which is currently in Northern N.B. This mornings low temperature was 13.5*C while the high was 25.5*C. Winds were gusty out of the SW up to around 50 km. The barometer is currently 101.6 kPa, the low for the day so far. The high was 102.2 kPa. The current temperature is 18.9*C

We can expect rain overnight and tomorrow with thundershowers a possibility. Looks to be cooler this week.

Sunday, August 06, 2006


After spending a couple of days relaxing at the cottage we are back in town again preparing for the rat race once again. Tomorrow is supossed to be a holiday but I get to work, off to Cape Breton for the day.

Today was a sunny day with a high of 25.1*C and a low of 12.9*C. Currently under clear skies the temperature is 19.7*C and the barometer is 102.3 kPa. the low barometer in the past 24 hours was 101.7 kPa, while the high is the current reading.

Tomorrow we should have increasing clouds with a chance of thundershowers late with an approaching cold front.

Friday, August 04, 2006


Our wet summer here in Halifax continued today. Rain began early afternoon and continued into the evening. Up to 9:50 pm we have recieved 17 mm. Cooler today for a change, our high today was only 19.8*C while the low was 14.6*C, reached this evening. Currently it is 14.8*C with light easterly windsand light rain which should be ending soon. The barometer is 101.0 kPa, down from the high of 101.2 kPa. the low was 100.9 kPa.

Thursday, August 03, 2006


Rain early this morning gave us 4 mm. It was cloudy this morning then cleared off somewhat this afternoon. This mornings low was 17.0*C and the high was 25.6*C. The temperature is currently 22.1*C under clear skies. The barometer is 100.7 kPa up from the low of 100.1 kPa.

It appears that TS Chris will not become a hurricane after all. In fact it will soon be down graded to a TD.

Wednesday, August 02, 2006


The thundershowers I talked about occurred overnight even though I slept through most of it. I picked up 10 mm of rain from it. More are forecasted for tonight.
The high temperature today was 29.9*C and the low was 17.6*C. The current temperature is 24.5*C under clear skies. The barometer is 100.2 kPa up from the daily low of 100.0 kPa.

Tuesday, August 01, 2006


Today began sunny, clouded over mid afternoon cleared and has since clouded back over again. The morning low was 13.7*C and the high was 27.5*C. The temperature is currently 19.2*C and the barometer is 100.8 kPa down the the high of 101.2 kPa this morning. Chance of thundershowers overnight and tomorrow morning, then clearing with a high of 30*C is forecasted.

Take note on suface analysis of TS Chris, expected to become a hurricane Thursday or Friday. As of now track is expected to take it into the GOM.

Monday, July 31, 2006

Summary for July 2006

Average Minimum Temperature 16.0*C
Average Maximum Temperature 24.6*C
Mean Temperature 20.3*C

Minimum Low temperature 13.2*C (25)
Maximum Low Temperature 19.1*C (18)
Minimum High Temperature 17.1*C (13)
Maximum High Temperature 30.1*C (29)

Rainfall 160 MM
Maximum rainfall 66 MM (13)

Days with Rain 10
Days with Sun 23

Thunderstorm Days 3

Sun and cloud here this morning and mainly sunny this afternoon. The morning low was 15.0*C while the afternoon high was 26.4*C. At 8:00 pm the temperature is at 22.5*C and the barometer is 100.6 kPa down .2 kPa.

Chance of showers tomorrow and thunder showers tomorrow night. Wednesday looks hot with highs forecasted to be 30*C.

Sunday, July 30, 2006


After the passage of the cold front early this morning, today was a much more bearable day temperature and humidity wise. It was sunny all day with a high of 24.9*C and a not so low morning low of a sticky 19.3*C. The temperature at 8:30 is 22.1*C and the barometer is at 100.5 kPa, up .4 kPa from this morning.

Saturday, July 29, 2006


Cloud and drizzle greeted us this morning, but by mid morning sun came out and the temperature soared. I registered my warmest temperature in several years, 30.1*C with a warm NW wind. Today's low was 16.6*C. The current temperature at 8:30 pm was 26.3*C. The barometer is at 100.0 kPa down .1 kPa from this morning.

A cold front is currently coming across the Bay of Fundy but Thunderstorms seem to have died out as it reached the N.S. side. Hopefully with the passage of this front the temperature will drop or it could be a hard night for sleeping.

Friday, July 28, 2006



Today was generally a cloudy day with some hazy sunshine mid afternoon. Today's high was 23.7*C while the low was 16.6*C. At 8:30 pm the temperature was at 19.6*C. The barometer was 100.8 kPa, down from 101.5 kPa this morning.

Currently there is a cold front moving through down east Maine producing a fair bit of lightning. Probably won't hold together when it reaches here, but anything can happen.

Thursday, July 27, 2006


Well,today started out cloudy, just like the last few days, but cleared off to be a nice but a bit muggy afternoon. Today's low was 16.5*C while the high reached 24.5*C. The temperature at 8:10 pm was 21.3*C, a bit warmer at this time of night than the past few. Barometer was 101.5 kPa down .2 kPa from this morning.

The system off our coast stayed well off the coast. Only effect was the morning cloudiness. After some possible showers tomorrow evening and Saturday morning the weekend looks pretty good with highs in the mid twenties with a mix of sun and cloud. Can't rule out a possible thunder shower tomorrow evening.