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18-Dec-2025 19:25 ADT 18-Dec-2025 22:25 UTC

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Current Conditions


Regular Observation at North Alton, NS
at 18:07 on 2025-12-18
Temperature1.3°C
Humidity75%
Dewpoint-2.6°C
Barometer102.7kPa (↘)
Wind Speed6.3km/h
Gusting to13.0km/h
Wind Direction276°T (W)
Rain last 5min0.0mm
Rain since 17:000.0mm
Wind Chill-0.6 / -2.4°C


Today Summary at 18:07 on 2025-12-18
High Temperature5.8 °C15:21
Low Temperature-0.6 °C17:41
Max Wind17.2 km/h04:45
Max gust35.4 km/h04:42
Avg direction333 °T (NW)
Wind Run68.1 km
Total Rain0.0 mm


Yesterday Summary at 23:59 on 2025-12-17
High Temperature6.7 °C13:32
Low Temperature-2.8 °C00:00
Max Wind21.7 km/h14:03
Max gust41.9 km/h13:17
Avg direction259 °T (W)
Wind Run123.7 km
Total Rain2.3 mm





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Kentville Forecast


Kentville Forecast issued on 18-Dec-2025 at 04:00 PM AST
Alert:  YELLOW WARNING - WIND, Kings County
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ENDED, Kings County
Warning:  SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ENDED, Kentville

   Thursday night:   Clear. Becoming partly cloudy overnight. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 this evening. Low plus 1 with temperature rising to 8 by morning.

Friday:   Increasing cloudiness. Periods of rain beginning near noon. Fog patches developing in the afternoon. Amount 5 mm. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50 increasing to 50 gusting to 70 early in the afternoon. High 13. UV index 1 or low.

   Friday night:   Rain at times heavy ending after midnight then cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Fog patches dissipating late in the evening. Amount 10 to 20 mm. Wind south 60 km/h gusting to 90 becoming southwest 40 gusting to 70 near midnight. Low plus 1.

Saturday:   Clearing. Windy. High plus 1.

   Saturday night:   Cloudy periods. Low minus 4.

Sunday:   Flurries or rain showers. High plus 5.

   Sunday night:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. Low zero.

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

   Monday night:   Cloudy. Low minus 12.

Tuesday:   Cloudy. High minus 5.

   Tuesday night:   Flurries. Low minus 4.

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

Marine

Marine Forecast issued on 18-Dec-2025 at 3:30 PM AST
FQCN13 CWHX 181930 Marine forecasts for the Maritimes issued by Environment Canada at 3:30 p.m. AST Thursday 18 December 2025 for tonight and Friday. The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 8:00 p.m. AST.

Fundy

Gale warning in effect. Wind southwest 10 to 15 knots increasing to southwesterly 25 this evening and to southerly 45 Friday evening. Periods of rain and fog patches Friday afternoon and evening.

Grand Manan

Storm warning in effect. Wind southerly 15 knots increasing to south 25 this evening and to south 35 Friday morning. Wind increasing to south 50 Friday afternoon then diminishing to southwesterly 45 Friday evening. Periods of rain and fog patches Friday.

Lurcher

Storm warning in effect. Wind southerly 15 knots increasing to south 25 this evening and to south 35 Friday morning. Wind increasing to south 50 Friday afternoon then diminishing to southwesterly 45 Friday evening. Periods of rain and fog patches Friday.

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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current surface map
Updated: 18-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: 18-Dec-2025 at 10:38 AM AST

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Astronomical Forecast


 Lunar Phase 

Lunar phase
2025-12-18 16:56 AST
28.49d, 1%

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