Environment Canada today is predicting that a north wind will blow out warm southwest winds with cloud overnight, bringing sun this afternoon.
On P.E.I. today, early morning temperatures ranged from a high of 9.6 at North Cape, to a low of 3.7 in St. Peters.
The Confederation Bridge is open to all traffic today and flowing smoothly with no wind advisories.
All flights into and out of Charlottetown Airport are showing to be on time.
WEATHER TODAY:
Cloudy with a small chance of showers this morning. Clearing near noon.
TEMPERATURE: Rising slowly, to maybe reach 13 by mid afternoon.
WIND: Southwest, gusting to 50, becoming northwest, gusting to 50, near noon.
UV INDEX: 3 (moderate)
TONIGHT’S PREDICTIONS:
Predicted to be clear.
TEMPERATURE: down to +2
WIND: Northwest, gusting to 40, becoming light late this evening.
TOMORROW’S FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19:
Sunny.
TEMPERATURE: Getting up to 18.
WIND: Southwest, gusting to 50.
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First light – 6:28 a.m.
Civil twilight – 7:03
Official Sunrise – 7:33 a.m. (One week ago it was 7:24 a.m.)
Official Sunset – 6:22 p.m. (One week ago it was 6:35 p.m.)
Civil twilight ends – 6:52 p.m.
Last light – 7:27 p.m.
Moon – The moon rose today at 6:01 a.m., and will set this evening at 6:13 p.m.
The official length of daylight today is 10 hours, 48 minutes.
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The highest temperature on record for Oct. 18 on P.E.I. is 18.3 set in 1948.
The lowest temperature on record for this date is -2.0 set in 2000.
For Oct. 18 on P.E.I., the average high is 11.4.
Average low for this date is 3.4.
The hot spot in Canada this morning was at both Dauphin and Carberry, both in Manitoba where it was 18.6.
The coldest spot anywhere in Canada early this morning was at, no surprise, Eureka, Nunavut, where it was –33.5.
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