It may be February but spring weight restrictions went into effect today (29-Feb-2016) on provincial roads!
Heavy commercial vehicles will not be allowed to travel on specified roads throughout the province. The weight restrictions on heavy trucks are necessary during the spring thaw to Continue reading NS Spring Weight Restrictions in Effect
Just a day after the full moon, Jupiter will rise alongside the moon Tuesday evening – 23-Feb-2016 – around 7pm your time. Also, a new round of high latitude auroras could be in the offing Tuesday night as well.
A day after the full moon, Jupiter will rise alongside the moon Tuesday night. Jupiter is brighter than any star in the sky and will shine brilliantly alongside the moon. Continue reading …
Solar spring is underway. Most of North America will gain 15-20 minutes of daylight per week for the next three months.
You may have noticed the days getting longer recently. We are more than a month past the winter solstice. Now we will see the length of the day increase at its fastest clip. Welcome to solar spring! Continue reading …
Again Today, Sunday, 21-Feb-2016, our websites – FOXweather, FOXlive and FOXnews – were unreachable from 14:10h to 15:22h AST. This time the cause was a network disruption at the Level3 network provider in Switzerland.
Twitter, WeatherUnderground and WeatherCloud feeds were unaffected and kept up-to-date.
No weather related data was lost.
Thank you for your patience.
Today, Wednesday, 17-Feb-2016, our websites – FOXweather, FOXlive and FOXnews – were unreachable from 17:30h to 20:43h AST and outdated until 22:11h AST due to a server problem at our hosting provider.
Twitter, WeatherUnderground and WeatherCloud feeds were unaffected and kept up-to-date.
No weather related data was lost.
Thank you for your patience.
FOXweather learned to tweet!
You can now find hourly weather snapshots of FOXweather as well as Environment Canada tweets on our Twitter feed.
See the FOXweather Tweets page via the menu item in the left sidebar, via the FOXweather menu on the top or see the feed on the right sidebar below the event listings.
Follow our feed at @FoxCreekWeather *) or by using the 
button.
*) well yes, FOXweather has already been pilfered by the mighty media mogul.
With Valentine’s Day coming up this weekend it’s a good time to look at science and statistics related to the day. The fun video below from Joe Hanson tries to explain why humans Continue reading DYK: The Science of Love & Kissing
The FoxCreek community experienced a power outage today, 7-Feb-2016, from 3:42pm to 4:38pm, due to emergency repairs on lines by NS Power – probably in anticipation of the coming storm tomorrow.
FOXweather and FOXlive was not affected and data was updated and broadcasted during the outage.
We know that the Moon plays a significant role in our lives on Earth, from lighting up the night sky to setting the times of the ocean’s tides. But a new study suggests that our favorite cratered satellite also influences something else on our planet: the chances of rainfall.
Read the full story at ©2016 ScienceAlert.
Feature photo ©2011 Luis Argerich/Flickr
