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29-Dec-2025 12:57 AST 29-Dec-2025 16:57 UTC

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Current Conditions


Regular Observation at North Alton, NS
at 12:08 on 2025-12-29
Temperature-2.5°C
Humidity77%
Dewpoint-6.0°C
Barometer100.61kPa (↘)
Wind Speed2.2km/h
Gusting to8.0km/h
Wind Direction94°T (E)
Rain last 5min0.0mm
Rain since 11:000.0mm
Wind Chill-2.5 / -5.7°C


Today Summary at 12:08 on 2025-12-29
High Temperature-2.2 °C11:22
Low Temperature-7.5 °C04:00
Max Wind7.8 km/h05:39
Max gust9.6 km/h00:02
Avg direction258 °T (W)
Wind Run10.3 km
Total Rain0.0 mm


Yesterday Summary at 23:59 on 2025-12-28
High Temperature-0.8 °C14:39
Low Temperature-10.3 °C00:00
Max Wind22.6 km/h13:05
Max gust40.2 km/h12:57
Avg direction304 °T (NW)
Wind Run100.0 km
Total Rain0.3 mm





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Kentville Forecast


Kentville Forecast issued on 29-Dec-2025 at 11:00 AM AST
Alert:  YELLOW WARNING - FREEZING RAIN, Kings County

Monday:   Freezing rain changing to rain this afternoon. Rain along parts of the coast early this afternoon. Wind becoming southeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 this afternoon. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 6 this morning.

   Monday night:   Rain ending overnight then cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Fog patches developing this evening and dissipating before morning. Amount 15 mm. Wind southeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 increasing to 50 gusting to 70 this evening then becoming southwest 30 gusting to 50 overnight. Temperature rising to 10 by morning.

Tuesday:   Cloudy. 60 percent chance of rain showers changing to 60 percent chance of flurries in the morning. Wind southwest 40 km/h gusting to 60. Temperature falling to minus 6 in the afternoon. Wind chill minus 15 in the afternoon.

   Tuesday night:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 6.

Wednesday:   A mix of sun and cloud. High minus 3.

   Wednesday night:   Snow. Low minus 4.

Thursday:   Snow. High plus 1.

   Thursday night:   Cloudy periods with 30 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 11.

Friday:   A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of flurries. High minus 10.

   Friday night:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 10.

Saturday:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. High minus 6.

   Saturday night:   Cloudy. Low minus 10.

Sunday:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. High minus 5.

Marine

Marine Forecast issued on 29-Dec-2025 at 10:00 AM AST
FQCN13 CWHX 291400 Marine forecasts for the Maritimes issued by Environment Canada at 10:00 a.m. AST Monday 29 December 2025 for today tonight and Tuesday. The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 3:30 p.m. AST.

Fundy

Gale warning in effect. Freezing spray warning in effect. Wind light increasing to southeast 15 knots near noon and to southeast 30 this evening. Wind veering to south 25 after midnight then to southwest 30 late overnight. Wind increasing to west 35 early Tuesday morning. Snow or freezing rain changing to rain near noon then to showers overnight. Snow early Tuesday morning and ending late Tuesday morning. Flurries Tuesday late in the day. Fog patches this evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in fog patches and in precipitation. Freezing spray beginning Tuesday evening. Temperatures zero rising to plus 9 overnight then falling to minus 4 Tuesday evening.

Grand Manan

Gale warning in effect. Freezing spray warning in effect. Wind southeast 25 knots increasing to southeast 35 this afternoon then diminishing to south 30 late this evening. Wind diminishing to southwest 20 after midnight then increasing to west 35 late overnight. Wind west 35 Tuesday. Rain ending after midnight. Snow Tuesday afternoon. Fog patches forming early this evening and dissipating this evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in fog patches and in precipitation. Freezing spray beginning Tuesday afternoon. Temperatures plus 2 rising to plus 9 near midnight then falling to minus 4 Tuesday evening.

Lurcher

Gale warning in effect. Wind south 20 knots increasing to south 35 to 45 this afternoon then veering to west 35 after midnight. Wind west 35 Tuesday. Rain ending after midnight. Fog patches forming this afternoon and dissipating this evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in fog patches and in rain.

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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Updated: 29-Dec-2025 at 4:44 AM AST

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 Lunar Phase 

Lunar phase
2025-12-29 11:52 AST
9.74d, 74%

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