Environment Canada has removed its special statement concerning possible heavy rain and flooding today.
The statement had been in place all weekend but was ended at 10:30 a.m. today.
By tomorrow, the weather is expected to start out mostly sunny with clouds increasing through the day and a temperature around -5.
Today, the Confederation Bridge currently open to all traffic but says a wind restriction could be put in place any time now, until about 2 p.m.
FlyPEI shows one late departure today at the Charlottetown Airport. Check the airport web site for updates.
On P.E.I. today, early morning temperatures ranged from a high of +6.1 in Stanhope, to a low of +0.7 at North Cape.
WEATHER TODAY:
Rain. Fog patches. Amount 15 mm.
TEMPERATURE: High around 10, with temperature falling to +5 this afternoon.
WIND: South gusting to 60, becoming southeast gusting to 80 early this morning then west, gusting to 60 this afternoon.
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LIVE STREAM of downtown Charlottetown to see weather conditions there, courtesy of the P.E.I. government and The Guild
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TONIGHT’S PREDICTIONS:
Rain showers changing to a few flurries and ending late this evening then clearing. Snowfall amount 2 cm.
TEMPERATURE: Low around –11.
WIND: Northwest gusting to 50
TOMORROW’S FORECAST FOR TUESDAY, FEB. 6:
Increasing cloudiness in the morning.
TEMPERATURE: High AROUND -5.
WIND: Northwest, becoming light in the morning.
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First light – 6:23 a.m.
Civil twilight – 6:59
Official Sunrise – 7:31 a.m.
Official Sunset – 5:22 p.m.
Civil twilight ends – 5:54 p.m.
Last light – 6:29 p.m.
Moon – Rises this evening at 11:34 p.m., and sets tomorrow at 10:50 a.m.
The official length of daylight today is 9 hours, 51 minutes.
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The highest temperature on record for Feb. 5 on P.E.I. is +9.3 set in 2006.
The lowest temperature on record for this date is –24.0 set in 1985.
For Feb. 5 on P.E.I., the average high is –4.0.
Average low for this date is -13.3.
The hot spot in Canada this morning was at North Cowichan in B.C. where it was +9.7.
The coldest spot anywhere in Canada early this morning was at Kugaaruk, Nunavut where it was -49.2.
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The live-stream camera view courtesy of Confederation Bridge is not working at this time.
