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11-Jan-2026 01:26 AST 11-Jan-2026 05:26 UTC

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Current Conditions


Regular Observation at North Alton, NS
at 01:07 on 2026-01-11
Temperature-0.7°C
Humidity87%
Dewpoint-2.6°C
Barometer101.84kPa (↘)
Wind Speed1.1km/h
Gusting to1.7km/h
Wind Direction303°T (NW)
Rain last 5min0.0mm
Rain since 00:000.0mm


Today Summary at 01:07 on 2026-01-11
High Temperature-0.2 °C00:00
Low Temperature-0.7 °C01:05
Max Wind2.2 km/h00:06
Max gust3.1 km/h00:00
Avg direction300 °T (NW)
Wind Run0.4 km
Total Rain0.0 mm


Yesterday Summary at 23:59 on 2026-01-10
High Temperature6.9 °C05:32
Low Temperature-0.2 °C23:59
Max Wind26.5 km/h02:01
Max gust53.2 km/h08:09
Avg direction247 °T (SW)
Wind Run121.8 km
Total Rain3.6 mm





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Kentville Forecast


Kentville Forecast issued on 10-Jan-2026 at 04:00 PM AST
   Saturday night:   Increasing cloudiness. Snow mixed with ice pellets beginning before morning. Risk of freezing rain before morning. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming east 20 near midnight. Low minus 1. Wind chill minus 7 overnight.

Sunday:   Snow mixed with ice pellets changing to rain late in the morning. Risk of freezing rain in the morning. Fog patches developing in the afternoon. Snow and ice pellet amount 2 to 4 cm. Rainfall amount 10 mm. Wind southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light in the afternoon. High plus 3.

   Sunday night:   Rain changing to flurries near midnight. Fog patches dissipating early in the evening. Snowfall amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 near midnight then west 30 gusting to 50 overnight. Low minus 1. Wind chill minus 8 overnight.

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

   Monday night:   Clear. Low minus 5.

Tuesday:   Sunny. High plus 3.

   Tuesday night:   Flurries. Low minus 3.

Wednesday:   Flurries or rain showers. High 6.

   Wednesday night:   Showers. Low plus 1.

Thursday:   Rain showers or flurries. High plus 1.

   Thursday night:   Flurries. Low minus 9.

Friday:   Flurries. High minus 4.

Marine

Marine Forecast issued on 10-Jan-2026 at 3:30 PM AST
FQCN13 CWHX 101930 Marine forecasts for the Maritimes issued by Environment Canada at 3:30 p.m. AST Saturday 10 January 2026 for tonight and Sunday. The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 8:00 p.m. AST.

Fundy

Wind west 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 late this afternoon and to light this evening. Wind increasing to northeast 15 after midnight and to northeasterly 25 early Sunday morning. Wind diminishing to northwest 15 Sunday evening. Snow Sunday morning changing to rain and fog patches. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow and in fog patches.

Grand Manan

Wind west 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 late this afternoon and to light this evening. Wind increasing to east 15 after midnight and to northeasterly 25 early Sunday morning. Wind backing to northwest 25 Sunday evening. Snow or rain beginning near midnight becoming rain and fog patches Sunday morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation and in fog patches.

Lurcher

Gale warning in effect. Wind northwest 15 knots becoming east 15 late this evening then increasing to southeast 35 late overnight. Wind diminishing to southwest 20 late Sunday morning then veering to northwest 25 Sunday evening. Rain overnight and Sunday. Fog patches forming Sunday morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in rain and in fog patches.

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

This map shows weather systems at ground level.
This is the weather you see and feel.

current surface map
Updated: 10-Jan-2026 at 11:23 AM AST

Upper Level Map

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The winds at this level are what move the surface weather.

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

Infrared Satellite Photo

Satellite Infrared Image
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Radar Map

Environment Canada Radar
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Astronomical Forecast


 Lunar Phase 

Lunar phase
2026-01-10 16:55 AST
21.95d, 52%

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