Environment Canada is calling for a mix of weather today, with a bit of snow, then rain, then the sun might poke through this afternoon.
The temperature prediction for +6 is just above average for this day in the year.
Flurries are in the forecast for Saturday, where the prediction is for a biting cold wind with temperatures falling through the day to -8 by evening.
The Confederation Bridge is currently open to all traffic, with no warnings.
FlyPEI shows one flight to and from Toronto is under a delay this morning. Check the airport web site for updates.
On P.E.I. today, early morning temperatures ranged from a high of +2.5 in Stanhope, to a low of +0.9 in Summerside.
WEATHER TODAY:
Periods of snow mixed with rain changing to rain this morning and ending early this afternoon, then a mix of sun and cloud. Snowfall amount 2 to 4 cm. Rainfall amount 5 mm.
TEMPERATURE: +6 again.
UV INDEX: 4 (moderate).
WIND: Southeast, gusting to 50, becoming west gusting to 40 early this afternoon.
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Cindy Day, SaltWire Network’s chief meteorologist, will have the latest weather details throughout today at www.theguardian.pe.ca/weather as well as on Facebook and Twitter. Full video weather forecasts are available at 11:15 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
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LIVE STREAM VIDEO of downtown Charlottetown to see weather conditions there, courtesy of the P.E.I. government and The Guild.
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TONIGHT’S PREDICTION
Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy overnight then rain mixed with snow. Rainfall amount 2 to 4 mm.
TEMPERATURE: +1.
WIND: West, medium.
TOMORROW’S FORECAST FOR SATURDAY, April 14:
Periods of snow ending near noon then cloudy. Amount 2 cm.
TEMPERATURE: Falling to -3 by afternoon.
WIND: Northwest, medium.
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First light – 5:21 a.m.
Civil twilight – 5:59 a.m.
Official Sunrise – 6:30 a.m.
Official Sunset – 7:56 p.m.
Civil twilight ends – 8:27 p.m.
Last light – 9:05 p.m.
Length of Day – 13 hours and 26 minutes.
Moon – The moon rose this morning at 5:43 a.m., and sets this afternoon 5:15 p.m.
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The highest temperature on record for April 13 on P.E.I. is 20.6 set in 1945.
The lowest temperature on record for this date is -10.0 set in 1992.
For April 13 on P.E.I., the average high is +6.0.
Average low for this date is -1.9.
The hot spot in Canada this morning was at Entrance Island, B.C. where it was +8.7.
The coldest spot anywhere in Canada early this morning was at Inukjuak, Quebec where it was -33.6.
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The live-stream camera view courtesy of Confederation Bridge is not working at this time.
