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23-Dec-2025 20:05 ADT 23-Dec-2025 23:05 UTC

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Current Conditions


Regular Observation at North Alton, NS
at 18:08 on 2025-12-23
Temperature-10.9°C
Humidity79%
Dewpoint-13.8°C
Barometer102.3kPa (↘)
Wind Speed0.9km/h
Gusting to1.7km/h
Wind Direction273°T (W)
Rain last 5min0.0mm
Rain since 17:000.0mm


Today Summary at 18:08 on 2025-12-23
High Temperature-7.0 °C14:16
Low Temperature-11.0 °C00:00
Max Wind18.0 km/h03:06
Max gust32.2 km/h03:47
Avg direction331 °T (NW)
Wind Run72.4 km
Total Rain0.0 mm


Yesterday Summary at 23:59 on 2025-12-22
High Temperature-0.6 °C00:00
Low Temperature-11.1 °C23:56
Max Wind17.0 km/h22:03
Max gust35.4 km/h04:01
Avg direction337 °T (NW)
Wind Run99.6 km
Total Rain0.0 mm





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Kentville Forecast


Kentville Forecast issued on 23-Dec-2025 at 04:00 PM AST
   Tuesday night:   Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries before morning. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 near midnight. Low minus 13 with temperature rising to minus 7 by morning. Wind chill minus 20 this evening.

Wednesday:   Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries in the morning. Wind southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming northeast 20 gusting to 40 near noon. High minus 3. Wind chill minus 14 in the morning and minus 9 in the afternoon. UV index 1 or low.

   Wednesday night:   Partly cloudy. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light late in the evening. Low minus 11. Wind chill near minus 15.

Thursday:   Periods of snow. High minus 5.

   Thursday night:   Cloudy periods with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 12.

Friday:   A mix of sun and cloud. High minus 9.

   Friday night:   Cloudy periods. Low minus 12.

Saturday:   A mix of sun and cloud. High minus 5.

   Saturday night:   Cloudy periods. Low minus 10.

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

   Sunday night:   Flurries. Low minus 3.

Monday:   Flurries. High minus 3.

Marine

Marine Forecast issued on 23-Dec-2025 at 3:30 PM AST
FQCN13 CWHX 231930 Marine forecasts for the Maritimes issued by Environment Canada at 3:30 p.m. AST Tuesday 23 December 2025 for tonight and Wednesday. The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 8:00 p.m. AST.

Fundy

Wind light increasing to east 15 knots after midnight and to northeast 25 Wednesday morning. Wind diminishing to northeast 15 to 20 Wednesday evening. Flurries overnight and Wednesday morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries. Temperatures near minus 3.

Grand Manan

Wind light increasing to east 15 knots after midnight and to northeast 25 Wednesday morning. Wind diminishing to northeast 15 to 20 Wednesday evening. Flurries overnight and Wednesday morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries. Temperatures near minus 3.

Lurcher

Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots diminishing to light early this evening then increasing to east 15 to 20 late this evening. Wind increasing to east 25 to 30 late overnight then backing to northeast 20 to 25 Wednesday afternoon. Periods of snow tonight and Wednesday. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow. 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

 

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current surface map
Updated: 23-Dec-2025 at 2:50 PM AST

Upper Level Map

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upper level (250mb) map
Updated: 23-Dec-2025 at 10:39 AM AST

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Astronomical Forecast


 Lunar Phase 

Lunar phase
2025-12-23 16:57 AST
3.96d, 17%

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First Quarter: 2025-12-27
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