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19-Dec-2025 12:50 ADT 19-Dec-2025 15:50 UTC

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Current Conditions


Regular Observation at North Alton, NS
at 11:07 on 2025-12-19
Temperature10.6°C
Humidity93%
Dewpoint9.5°C
Barometer101.48kPa (↘)
Wind Speed20.2km/h
Gusting to41.9km/h
Wind Direction211°T (SW)
Rain last 5min0.0mm
Rain since 10:000.0mm


Today Summary at 11:07 on 2025-12-19
High Temperature10.6 °C11:00
Low Temperature2.8 °C00:00
Max Wind22.8 km/h05:19
Max gust45.0 km/h00:14
Avg direction226 °T (SW)
Wind Run79.6 km
Total Rain0.0 mm


Yesterday Summary at 23:59 on 2025-12-18
High Temperature5.8 °C15:21
Low Temperature-0.6 °C17:41
Max Wind20.2 km/h22:28
Max gust38.7 km/h22:26
Avg direction311 °T (NW)
Wind Run101.4 km
Total Rain0.0 mm





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Kentville Forecast


Kentville Forecast issued on 19-Dec-2025 at 11:00 AM AST
Alert:  YELLOW WARNING - WIND, Kings County

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

   Friday night:   Rain ending after midnight then cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thundershower this evening and after midnight. Fog patches dissipating near midnight. Amount 10 to 20 mm. Wind south 60 km/h gusting to 90 becoming southwest 40 gusting to 70 near midnight. Low minus 2.

Saturday:   Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries in the morning. Wind west 40 km/h gusting to 60. High zero. Wind chill minus 10 in the morning. UV index 1 or low.

   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 minus 2.

Monday:   Flurries. High zero.

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

Tuesday:   A mix of sun and cloud. High minus 6.

   Tuesday night:   Periods of snow. Low minus 7.

Wednesday:   Flurries. High minus 3.

   Wednesday night:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 8.

Thursday:   Cloudy. High minus 3.

Marine

Marine Forecast issued on 19-Dec-2025 at 10:00 AM AST
FQCN13 CWHX 191400 Marine forecasts for the Maritimes issued by Environment Canada at 10:00 a.m. AST Friday 19 December 2025 for today tonight and Saturday. The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 3:30 p.m. AST.

Fundy

Gale warning in effect. Wind southwesterly 25 knots increasing to south 35 this afternoon and to southerly 45 this evening. Wind veering to westerly 35 late overnight then diminishing to northwest 25 Saturday afternoon. Wind diminishing to light Saturday evening. Periods of rain and fog patches this afternoon and tonight.

Grand Manan

Storm warning in effect. Wind south 30 knots increasing to south 40 near noon and to south 50 late this afternoon. Wind diminishing to westerly 40 late this evening and to northwest 30 near noon Saturday. Wind diminishing to northwest 20 Saturday afternoon and to light Saturday evening. Periods of rain and fog patches ending this evening with a risk of thunderstorms.

Lurcher

Storm warning in effect. Wind south 30 knots increasing to south 40 near noon and to south 50 late this afternoon. Wind diminishing to westerly 40 late this evening and to northwest 30 near noon Saturday. Wind diminishing to northwest 20 Saturday afternoon and to light Saturday evening. Periods of rain and fog patches ending this evening with a risk of thunderstorms.

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: 19-Dec-2025 at 5:37 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: 19-Dec-2025 at 10:36 AM AST

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Astronomical Forecast


 Lunar Phase 

Lunar phase
2025-12-19 11:16 AST
29.25d, 0%

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