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31-Dec-2025 06:51 AST 31-Dec-2025 10:51 UTC

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Current Conditions


Regular Observation at North Alton, NS
at 06:07 on 2025-12-31
Temperature-8.7°C
Humidity86%
Dewpoint-10.6°C
Barometer99.98kPa (↗)
Wind Speed8.3km/h
Gusting to11.3km/h
Wind Direction232°T (SW)
Rain last 5min0.0mm
Rain since 05:000.0mm
Wind Chill-13.1 / -14.1°C


Today Summary at 06:07 on 2025-12-31
High Temperature-7.7 °C00:00
Low Temperature-8.7 °C05:53
Max Wind16.3 km/h03:38
Max gust38.7 km/h02:02
Avg direction256 °T (W)
Wind Run24.9 km
Total Rain0.0 mm


Yesterday Summary at 23:59 on 2025-12-30
High Temperature7.4 °C04:06
Low Temperature-7.7 °C23:37
Max Wind25.0 km/h14:24
Max gust48.3 km/h15:34
Avg direction262 °T (W)
Wind Run121.3 km
Total Rain8.4 mm





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Kentville Forecast


Kentville Forecast issued on 31-Dec-2025 at 05:00 AM AST
Alert:  YELLOW WATCH - SNOW SQUALL, Kings County
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT, Kings County
Warning:  SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT, Kentville

Wednesday:   Flurries with risk of snow squalls. Blowing snow over exposed areas early this morning. Amount 5 cm in the heaviest flurries. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. High minus 3. Wind chill minus 16 this morning and minus 7 this afternoon.

   Wednesday night:   Flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 4. Wind chill near minus 8.

Thursday:   Becoming cloudy in the morning then periods of snow. Amount 5 cm. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 8 in the morning.

   Thursday night:   Snow. Low minus 6.

Friday:   Flurries. High minus 6.

   Friday night:   Clear. Low minus 9.

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

   Saturday night:   Cloudy periods. Low minus 11.

Sunday:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. High minus 8.

   Sunday night:   Cloudy periods. Low minus 13.

Monday:   Cloudy. High minus 8.

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

Tuesday:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. High plus 2.

Marine

Marine Forecast issued on 31-Dec-2025 at 3:00 AM AST
FQCN13 CWHX 310700 Marine forecasts for the Maritimes issued by Environment Canada at 3:00 a.m. AST Wednesday 31 December 2025 for today tonight and Thursday. The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 10:00 a.m. AST.

Fundy

Freezing spray warning in effect. Wind west 30 knots backing to southwest 25 this afternoon then diminishing to variable 10 to 15 this evening. Wind increasing to southerly 20 Thursday afternoon. Flurries. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries. Freezing spray ending this afternoon. Temperatures minus 4 rising to plus 2 then falling to minus 3 Thursday evening.

Grand Manan

Gale warning in effect. Freezing spray warning in effect. Wind west 35 knots diminishing to west 25 this morning and to southwest 15 this afternoon. Wind becoming variable 10 to 15 near midnight then increasing to south 20 Thursday morning. Wind backing to southeast 25 Thursday afternoon then increasing to west 35 Thursday evening. Scattered flurries changing to rain or snow Thursday afternoon. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation. Freezing spray ending this afternoon. Temperatures minus 5 rising to plus 3 then falling to minus 4 Thursday evening.

Lurcher

Gale warning in effect. Wind west 35 knots diminishing to west 25 this morning and to southwest 15 this afternoon. Wind increasing to southeast 25 near noon Thursday then becoming west 25 Thursday afternoon. Wind increasing to west 35 Thursday evening. Scattered flurries changing to rain or snow Thursday morning then to flurries Thursday evening. Visibility as low as 1 mile in precipitation. Temperatures zero rising to plus 6 Thursday evening.

Today

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purple - pressure   blue - rainfall   circles - Kentville data

Yesterday

Yesterday's temperatures and rainfall at
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Updated: 31-Dec-2025 at 12:44 AM AST

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Updated: 30-Dec-2025 at 10:37 PM AST

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 Lunar Phase 

Lunar phase
2025-12-31 05:52 AST
11.49d, 88%

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