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13-Jan-2026 11:12 AST 13-Jan-2026 15:12 UTC

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Current Conditions


Regular Observation at North Alton, NS
at 11:08 on 2026-01-13
Temperature3.2°C
Humidity76%
Dewpoint-0.7°C
Barometer101.41kPa (↘)
Wind Speed10.9km/h
Gusting to13.0km/h
Wind Direction250°T (W)
Rain last 5min0.0mm
Rain since 10:000.0mm
Wind Chill0.3 / -0.1°C


Today Summary at 11:08 on 2026-01-13
High Temperature3.2 °C11:08
Low Temperature-3.1 °C00:00
Max Wind13.0 km/h00:22
Max gust24.1 km/h01:44
Avg direction241 °T (SW)
Wind Run30.5 km
Total Rain0.0 mm


Yesterday Summary at 23:59 on 2026-01-12
High Temperature0.0 °C00:00
Low Temperature-4.2 °C21:40
Max Wind24.6 km/h11:14
Max gust53.2 km/h11:14
Avg direction283 °T (W)
Wind Run133.4 km
Total Rain0.0 mm





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Kentville Forecast


Kentville Forecast issued on 13-Jan-2026 at 05:00 AM AST
Tuesday:   Mainly cloudy. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming southwest 20 late this morning. High plus 3. Wind chill minus 10 this morning. UV index 1 or low.

   Tuesday night:   Mainly cloudy. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming south 20 gusting to 40 near midnight. Low minus 1 with temperature rising to plus 2 by morning.

Wednesday:   Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers in the morning. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50. High 8. UV index 1 or low.

   Wednesday night:   Showers. Low plus 4.

Thursday:   Showers. High 8.

   Thursday night:   Cloudy. Low minus 7.

Friday:   Clearing. High minus 5.

   Friday night:   Periods of snow. Low minus 6.

Saturday:   Periods of snow. High plus 1.

   Saturday night:   Cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 3.

Sunday:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. High zero.

   Sunday night:   Flurries. Low minus 4.

Monday:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. High minus 1.

Marine

Marine Forecast issued on 13-Jan-2026 at 3:00 AM AST
FQCN13 CWHX 130700 Marine forecasts for the Maritimes issued by Environment Canada at 3:00 a.m. AST Tuesday 13 January 2026 for today tonight and Wednesday. The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 10:00 a.m. AST.

Fundy

Wind west 15 knots backing to southwest 20 this evening then increasing to southwest 30 overnight. Wind diminishing to southwest 20 near noon Wednesday and to southwest 15 Wednesday evening.

Grand Manan

Wind west 15 knots backing to southwest 20 this evening then increasing to southwest 30 overnight. Wind diminishing to southwest 20 near noon Wednesday and to southwest 15 Wednesday evening.

Lurcher

Wind west 20 knots backing to southwest 15 this morning then increasing to southwest 25 this evening. Wind diminishing to south 15 Wednesday afternoon. Fog patches forming Wednesday morning.

Today

Today's temperatures and rainfall at
red - temperature   pink - humidex   light blue - wind chill
purple - pressure   blue - rainfall   circles - Kentville data

Yesterday

Yesterday's temperatures and rainfall at
red - temperature   pink - humidex   light blue - wind chill
purple - pressure   blue - rainfall   circles - Kentville data

 

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Surface Map

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current surface map
Updated: 13-Jan-2026 at 5:33 AM AST

Upper Level Map

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upper level (250mb) map
Updated: 12-Jan-2026 at 10:39 PM AST

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Radar Map

Environment Canada Radar
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Astronomical Forecast


 Lunar Phase 

Lunar phase
2026-01-13 05:50 AST
24.49d, 26%

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