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28-Dec-2025 10:59 AST 28-Dec-2025 14:59 UTC

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Current Conditions


Regular Observation at North Alton, NS
at 10:07 on 2025-12-28
Temperature-4.3°C
Humidity70%
Dewpoint-8.9°C
Barometer100.84kPa (↘)
Wind Speed9.8km/h
Gusting to16.1km/h
Wind Direction236°T (SW)
Rain last 5min0.0mm
Rain since 09:000.0mm
Wind Chill-8.4 / -10.0°C


Today Summary at 10:07 on 2025-12-28
High Temperature-4.3 °C10:05
Low Temperature-10.3 °C00:00
Max Wind14.8 km/h01:31
Max gust32.2 km/h01:29
Avg direction284 °T (W)
Wind Run37.1 km
Total Rain0.0 mm


Yesterday Summary at 23:59 on 2025-12-27
High Temperature-5.5 °C13:11
Low Temperature-10.8 °C22:30
Max Wind17.4 km/h11:45
Max gust24.1 km/h04:59
Avg direction37 °T (NE)
Wind Run70.3 km
Total Rain0.0 mm





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Kentville Forecast


Kentville Forecast issued on 28-Dec-2025 at 05:00 AM AST
Alert:  YELLOW WARNING - FREEZING RAIN, Kings County
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ENDED, Kings County
Warning:  SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ENDED, Kentville

Sunday:   Clearing early this morning. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. High minus 2. Wind chill minus 18 this morning and minus 9 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low.

   Sunday night:   Clear. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low minus 10. Wind chill minus 9 this evening and minus 15 overnight.

Monday:   Increasing cloudiness. Freezing rain beginning in the morning then changing to rain in the afternoon. Rainfall amount 2 to 4 mm. Wind becoming southeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 in the afternoon. High 6. Wind chill minus 15 in the morning.

   Monday night:   Rain. Low plus 4.

Tuesday:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. Windy. High plus 3.

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

Wednesday:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. High minus 3.

   Wednesday night:   Flurries. Low minus 4.

Thursday:   Flurries. High minus 4.

   Thursday night:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 9.

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

   Friday night:   Cloudy. Low minus 9.

Saturday:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. High minus 3.

Marine

Marine Forecast issued on 28-Dec-2025 at 3:00 AM AST
FQCN13 CWHX 280700 Marine forecasts for the Maritimes issued by Environment Canada at 3:00 a.m. AST Sunday 28 December 2025 for today tonight and Monday. The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 10:00 a.m. AST.

Fundy

Freezing spray warning in effect. Wind northwest 20 knots diminishing to northwest 10 to 15 late this evening and to light after midnight. Wind increasing to southeast 15 Monday afternoon and to southeast 30 Monday evening. Periods of rain Monday. Freezing spray ending near noon. Temperatures minus 6 rising to plus 5 Monday evening.

Grand Manan

Gale warning in effect. Freezing spray warning in effect. Wind northwest 20 to 25 knots diminishing to northwest 10 to 15 late this evening and to light after midnight. Wind increasing to southeast 20 to 25 Monday morning and to southeast 30 to 35 Monday afternoon. Rain Monday. Fog patches forming Monday evening. Freezing spray ending this morning. Temperatures minus 5 rising to plus 8 Monday evening.

Lurcher

Gale warning in effect. Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 this evening and to light overnight. Wind increasing to south 15 to 20 Monday morning and to south 30 to 35 Monday afternoon. Rain Monday. Fog patches forming Monday afternoon. Temperatures minus 1 rising to plus 10 Monday afternoon.

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: 28-Dec-2025 at 5:34 AM AST

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upper level (250mb) map
Updated: 27-Dec-2025 at 10:37 PM AST

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 Lunar Phase 

Lunar phase
2025-12-28 05:52 AST
8.49d, 62%

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