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Current Conditions

Regular Observation at North Alton, NS
at 11:08 on 2026-01-17

Temperature	-3.9	°C
Humidity	77	%
Dewpoint	-7.3	°C
Barometer	102.46	kPa (↘)
Wind Speed	7.2	km/h
Gusting to	9.6	km/h
Wind Direction	202	°T (S)
Rain last 5min	0.0	mm
Rain since 10:00	0.0	mm
Wind Chill	-7.0 / -7.9	°C

Today Summary at 11:08 on 2026-01-17

High Temperature	-3.6	°C	10:57
Low Temperature	-9.2	°C	01:57
Max Wind	13.9	km/h	11:01
Max gust	22.6	km/h	11:01
Avg direction	237	°T (SW)
Wind Run	21.1	km
Total Rain	0.0	mm

Yesterday Summary at 23:59 on 2026-01-16

High Temperature	5.7	°C	01:41
Low Temperature	-8.5	°C	23:54
Max Wind	26.7	km/h	12:10
Max gust	56.3	km/h	15:57
Avg direction	253	°T (W)
Wind Run	128.4	km
Total Rain	4.8	mm

Kentville Forecast

Kentville Forecast issued on 17-Jan-2026 at 11:00 AM AST

Saturday:	Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 this afternoon. High plus 2. Wind chill minus 7 this morning. UV index 1 or low.

Saturday night:	Snow mixed with rain ending after midnight then cloudy. Snowfall amount 2 cm. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light after midnight. Temperature rising to plus 4 this evening then falling.

Sunday:	Cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries or rain showers late in the afternoon. High plus 4. UV index 1 or low.

Sunday night:	Snow. Low zero.

Monday:	Periods of snow. High zero.

Monday night:	Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 5.

Tuesday:	Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. High minus 4.

Tuesday night:	Cloudy periods with 30 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 10.

Wednesday:	Sunny. High minus 5.

Wednesday night:	Flurries. Low minus 7.

Thursday:	Flurries. High minus 2.

Thursday night:	Flurries. Low minus 8.

Friday:	Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. High minus 7.

from Environment Canada: Kentville Forecast

Marine

Marine Forecast issued on 17-Jan-2026 at 10:00 AM AST

FQCN13 CWHX 171400 Marine forecasts for the Maritimes issued by Environment Canada at 10:00 a.m. AST Saturday 17 January 2026 for today tonight and Sunday. The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 3:30 p.m. AST.

Fundy

Wind light increasing to southwest 15 to 20 knots this afternoon then veering to west 15 near midnight. Wind diminishing to light early Sunday morning then becoming southwest 15 Sunday afternoon. Periods of rain or snow ending this evening. Periods of rain or snow Sunday evening. Visibility as low as 1 mile in precipitation.

Grand Manan

Lurcher

Wind south 15 knots veering to southwest 20 near noon then to west 15 after midnight. Wind becoming variable 10 to 15 early Sunday morning. Periods of rain or snow ending this evening. Periods of rain or snow Sunday evening. Visibility as low as 1 mile in precipitation.

from Environment Canada: Marine forecast & synopsis

Today

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Surface Map

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Updated: 17-Jan-2026 at 4:54 AM AST

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Upper Level Map

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Updated: 17-Jan-2026 at 10:37 AM AST

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