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02-Mar-2026 13:50 AST 02-Mar-2026 17:50 UTC

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Current Conditions


Regular Observation at North Alton, NS
at 13:08 on 2026-03-02
Temperature-10.3°C
Humidity57%
Dewpoint-17.2°C
Barometer103.35kPa (↘)
Wind Speed13.7km/h
Gusting to19.3km/h
Wind Direction360°T (N)
Rain last 5min0.0mm
Rain since 12:000.0mm
Wind Chill-16.8 / -18.1°C


Today Summary at 13:08 on 2026-03-02
High Temperature-10.0 °C12:51
Low Temperature-17.2 °C06:30
Max Wind15.9 km/h11:13
Max gust25.7 km/h11:12
Avg direction349 °T (N)
Wind Run45.9 km
Total Rain0.0 mm


Yesterday Summary at 23:59 on 2026-03-01
High Temperature3.3 °C09:34
Low Temperature-10.9 °C23:59
Max Wind16.3 km/h21:57
Max gust30.6 km/h21:56
Avg direction2 °T (N)
Wind Run63.2 km
Total Rain0.0 mm





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Kentville Forecast


Kentville Forecast issued on 02-Mar-2026 at 11:00 AM AST
Monday:   A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of flurries near noon. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. High minus 7. Wind chill minus 20 this morning and minus 14 this afternoon. UV index 2 or low.

   Monday night:   A few clouds. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming west 20 after midnight. Low minus 11. Wind chill minus 14 this evening and minus 19 overnight.

Tuesday:   Mainly sunny. Wind west 20 km/h becoming southwest 30 gusting to 50 in the morning. High plus 3. Wind chill minus 17 in the morning. UV index 3 or moderate.

   Tuesday night:   Snow. Low minus 3.

Wednesday:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. High 8.

   Wednesday night:   Cloudy periods. Low minus 3.

Thursday:   Increasing cloudiness. High plus 3.

   Thursday night:   Cloudy. Low minus 5.

Friday:   Snow. High minus 1.

   Friday night:   Cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 1.

Saturday:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries or rain showers. High 10.

   Saturday night:   Showers. Low 9.

Marine

Marine Forecast issued on 02-Mar-2026 at 10:00 AM AST
FQCN13 CWHX 021400 Marine forecasts for the Maritimes issued by Environment Canada at 10:00 a.m. AST Monday 2 March 2026 for today tonight and Tuesday. The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 3:30 p.m. AST.

Fundy

Wind westerly 10 to 15 knots increasing to west 15 to 20 this evening then backing to southwest 25 Tuesday morning. Temperatures minus 10 rising to plus 2 Tuesday afternoon.

Grand Manan

Wind westerly 10 to 15 knots increasing to west 15 to 20 this evening then backing to southwest 25 Tuesday morning. Temperatures minus 10 rising to plus 2 Tuesday afternoon.

Lurcher

Wind northwesterly 15 knots backing to southwest 15 to 20 Tuesday morning then to south 25 Tuesday evening. Snow or rain and occasional fog patches Tuesday evening. Temperatures minus 5 rising to plus 3 Tuesday evening.

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: 02-Mar-2026 at 11:13 AM AST

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upper level (250mb) map
Updated: 02-Mar-2026 at 10:40 AM AST

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 Lunar Phase 

Lunar phase
2026-03-02 11:51 AST
13.68d, 99%

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