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15-Dec-2025 07:47 ADT 15-Dec-2025 10:47 UTC

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Current Conditions


Regular Observation at North Alton, NS
at 06:08 on 2025-12-15
Temperature-4.4°C
Humidity89%
Dewpoint-6.0°C
Barometer100.07kPa (↗)
Wind Speed4.6km/h
Gusting to13.0km/h
Wind Direction54°T (NE)
Rain last 5min0.0mm
Rain since 05:000.0mm
Wind Chill-4.4 / -9.4°C


Today Summary at 06:08 on 2025-12-15
High Temperature-3.6 °C01:50
Low Temperature-4.5 °C05:52
Max Wind12.6 km/h02:22
Max gust20.9 km/h05:04
Avg direction65 °T (NE)
Wind Run22.1 km
Total Rain0.0 mm


Yesterday Summary at 23:59 on 2025-12-14
High Temperature-0.1 °C12:49
Low Temperature-3.8 °C23:26
Max Wind10.9 km/h00:05
Max gust19.3 km/h22:56
Avg direction33 °T (NE)
Wind Run47.6 km
Total Rain0.0 mm





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Kentville Forecast


Kentville Forecast issued on 15-Dec-2025 at 05:00 AM AST
Alert:  SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ENDED, Kings County

Monday:   Snow ending early this morning then mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind northwest 40 km/h gusting to 60. Temperature falling to minus 6 this afternoon. Wind chill near minus 15. UV index 1 or low.

   Monday night:   Mainly cloudy. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low minus 8. Wind chill near minus 15.

Tuesday:   A mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming west 20 km/h in the afternoon. High minus 4. Wind chill minus 13 in the morning and minus 8 in the afternoon. UV index 1 or low.

   Tuesday night:   Cloudy. Low minus 4.

Wednesday:   Cloudy. High 6.

   Wednesday night:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Low zero.

Thursday:   Sunny. High plus 2.

   Thursday night:   Increasing cloudiness. Low minus 2.

Friday:   Showers. Windy. High 11.

   Friday night:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. Low minus 9.

Saturday:   Cloudy. High minus 4.

   Saturday night:   Flurries. Low minus 5.

Sunday:   Flurries. High plus 1.

Marine

Marine Forecast issued on 15-Dec-2025 at 3:00 AM AST
FQCN13 CWHX 150700 Marine forecasts for the Maritimes issued by Environment Canada at 3:00 a.m. AST Monday 15 December 2025 for today tonight and Tuesday. The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 10:00 a.m. AST.

Fundy

Freezing spray warning in effect. Wind north 20 knots increasing to northwesterly 30 early this morning then diminishing to northwest 20 near midnight. Wind backing to west 15 Tuesday morning then increasing to southwest 25 Tuesday evening. Flurries ending Tuesday morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries. Freezing spray beginning this afternoon and ending Tuesday morning. Temperatures minus 2 rising to plus 3 Tuesday evening.

Grand Manan

Freezing spray warning in effect. Wind northwesterly 30 knots diminishing to northwest 20 near midnight then backing to west 15 Tuesday morning. Wind increasing to southwest 25 Tuesday evening. Flurries ending Tuesday morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries. Freezing spray beginning this afternoon and ending Tuesday morning. Temperatures minus 2 rising to plus 3 Tuesday evening.

Lurcher

Gale warning in effect. Wind northerly 25 knots increasing to northwesterly 25 to 35 early this morning then becoming northwest 25 near midnight. Wind diminishing to west 15 Tuesday morning then backing to southwest 20 Tuesday evening. Periods of snow or rain changing to flurries early this morning and ending after midnight. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation. Temperatures near zero.

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

 

Year to date

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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: 15-Dec-2025 at 5:02 AM AST

Upper Level Map

This map shows weather systems at about 30,000 feet.
The winds at this level are what move the surface weather.

upper level (250mb) map
Updated: 14-Dec-2025 at 10:38 PM AST

Infrared Satellite Photo

Satellite Infrared Image
GOES East Infrared Image. Click image for latest update.

Radar Map

Environment Canada Radar
Shows precipitation and lightning. EC no longer provides an image link.
Use the text link above to access the animated radar map. Also see:
Maine radar

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Astronomical Forecast


 Lunar Phase 

Lunar phase
2025-12-15 05:51 AST
25.02d, 21%

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New Moon: 2025-12-19
First Quarter: 2025-12-27
Full Moon: 2026-01-03
Third Quarter: 2026-01-10

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