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13-Dec-2025 14:18 ADT 13-Dec-2025 17:18 UTC

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Current Conditions


Regular Observation at North Alton, NS
at 13:08 on 2025-12-13
Temperature-2.5°C
Humidity79%
Dewpoint-5.7°C
Barometer101.57kPa
Wind Speed8.7km/h
Gusting to13.0km/h
Wind Direction360°T (N)
Rain last 5min0.0mm
Rain since 12:000.3mm
Wind Chill-5.9 / -7.1°C


Today Summary at 13:08 on 2025-12-13
High Temperature-2.2 °C12:47
Low Temperature-4.6 °C00:01
Max Wind17.4 km/h05:13
Max gust32.2 km/h12:07
Avg direction306 °T (NW)
Wind Run53.9 km
Total Rain0.3 mm


Yesterday Summary at 23:59 on 2025-12-12
High Temperature-4.2 °C00:00
Low Temperature-7.4 °C05:55
Max Wind18.5 km/h20:15
Max gust38.7 km/h11:37
Avg direction277 °T (W)
Wind Run121.1 km
Total Rain0.0 mm





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Kentville Forecast


Kentville Forecast issued on 13-Dec-2025 at 11:00 AM AST
Saturday:   Mainly cloudy. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40. High zero. Wind chill minus 8 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low.

   Saturday night:   Becoming cloudy this evening then periods of snow. Amount 2 cm. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low minus 3. Wind chill minus 9 this evening.

Sunday:   Periods of snow ending in the morning then cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries late in the morning and in the afternoon. Snow beginning late in the afternoon. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming north 20 km/h late in the afternoon. High plus 2. Wind chill minus 5 in the morning.

   Sunday night:   Snow. Low minus 5.

Monday:   Flurries. High minus 5.

   Monday night:   Cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 8.

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

   Tuesday night:   Cloudy. Low minus 7.

Wednesday:   Cloudy. High plus 4.

   Wednesday night:   Cloudy. Low minus 5.

Thursday:   A mix of sun and cloud. High plus 4.

   Thursday night:   Showers. Low plus 5.

Friday:   Showers. High 7.

Marine

Marine Forecast issued on 13-Dec-2025 at 10:00 AM AST
FQCN13 CWHX 131400 Marine forecasts for the Maritimes issued by Environment Canada at 10:00 a.m. AST Saturday 13 December 2025 for today tonight and Sunday. The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 3:30 p.m. AST.

Fundy

Wind west 20 knots backing to southwest 15 near noon then increasing to southwest 20 to 25 early this evening. Wind diminishing to northwest 10 to 15 after midnight and to light early Sunday morning. Wind increasing to north 15 Sunday afternoon and to north 25 Sunday evening. Showers or scattered flurries tonight. Scattered flurries Sunday evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries. Temperatures minus 2 rising to plus 3 this evening.

Grand Manan

Wind west 20 knots backing to southwest 15 near noon then increasing to southwest 20 to 25 early this evening. Wind diminishing to northwest 10 to 15 after midnight and to light early Sunday morning. Wind increasing to north 15 Sunday afternoon and to north 25 Sunday evening. Showers or scattered flurries tonight. Scattered flurries Sunday evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries. Temperatures minus 2 rising to plus 3 this evening.

Lurcher

Wind westerly 20 knots backing to southwest 20 to 25 early this evening then diminishing to west 15 late overnight. Wind diminishing to light early Sunday morning then increasing to north 30 Sunday evening. Periods of rain or snow beginning this evening becoming snow Sunday evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.

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-Dec-2025 at 11:24 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: 13-Dec-2025 at 10:38 AM AST

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Astronomical Forecast


 Lunar Phase 

Lunar phase
2025-12-13 11:51 AST
23.27d, 38%

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