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30-Dec-2025 09:28 AST 30-Dec-2025 13:28 UTC

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Current Conditions


Regular Observation at North Alton, NS
at 09:08 on 2025-12-30
Temperature0.0°C
Humidity95%
Dewpoint-0.7°C
Barometer98.18kPa (↗)
Wind Speed6.1km/h
Gusting to6.5km/h
Wind Direction302°T (NW)
Rain last 5min0.0mm
Rain since 08:000.0mm
Wind Chill-2.1 / -2.2°C


Today Summary at 09:08 on 2025-12-30
High Temperature7.4 °C04:06
Low Temperature0.0 °C09:08
Max Wind21.1 km/h00:21
Max gust45.0 km/h00:20
Avg direction308 °T (NW)
Wind Run46.5 km
Total Rain7.6 mm


Yesterday Summary at 23:59 on 2025-12-29
High Temperature3.4 °C23:55
Low Temperature-7.5 °C04:00
Max Wind27.0 km/h22:36
Max gust48.3 km/h21:56
Avg direction157 °T (SE)
Wind Run71.9 km
Total Rain9.1 mm





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Kentville Forecast


Kentville Forecast issued on 30-Dec-2025 at 05:00 AM AST
Alert:  YELLOW WATCH - SNOW SQUALL, Kings County

Tuesday:   A few rain showers changing to periods of snow this morning. Risk of snow squalls this afternoon. Blowing snow over exposed areas this afternoon. Snowfall amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 60. Temperature falling to minus 5 this afternoon. Wind chill minus 13 this afternoon.

   Tuesday night:   Flurries with risk of snow squalls. Blowing snow over exposed areas. Amount 10 cm in the heaviest flurries. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low minus 7. Wind chill near minus 16.

Wednesday:   Flurries with risk of snow squalls. Blowing snow over exposed areas in the morning. Amount 5 cm in the heaviest flurries. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. High minus 3. Wind chill minus 15 in the morning and minus 9 in the afternoon.

   Wednesday night:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 5.

Thursday:   Flurries. High zero.

   Thursday night:   Snow. Low minus 6.

Friday:   Flurries. High minus 6.

   Friday night:   Clear. Low minus 9.

Saturday:   Flurries. High minus 6.

   Saturday night:   Cloudy. Low minus 13.

Sunday:   Cloudy. High minus 10.

   Sunday night:   Cloudy. Low minus 12.

Monday:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. High minus 4.

Marine

Marine Forecast issued on 30-Dec-2025 at 3:00 AM AST
FQCN13 CWHX 300700 Marine forecasts for the Maritimes issued by Environment Canada at 3:00 a.m. AST Tuesday 30 December 2025 for today tonight and Wednesday. The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 10:00 a.m. AST.

Fundy

Gale warning in effect. Freezing spray warning in effect. Wind variable 20 knots increasing to southwest 35 early this morning then diminishing to west 30 late this evening. Wind backing to southwest 25 Wednesday afternoon then diminishing to southwest 15 Wednesday evening. Rain early this morning. Flurries beginning early this morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries. Freezing spray beginning this evening and ending Wednesday afternoon. Temperatures plus 7 falling to minus 5 overnight then rising to zero Wednesday evening.

Grand Manan

Gale warning in effect. Freezing spray warning in effect. Wind southwest 25 knots increasing to west 35 early this morning then diminishing to west 30 near midnight. Wind backing to southwest 25 Wednesday morning then diminishing to southwest 15 Wednesday evening. Showers changing to scattered flurries early this morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries. Freezing spray beginning this evening and ending Wednesday afternoon. Temperatures plus 7 falling to minus 5 near midnight then rising to zero Wednesday evening.

Lurcher

Gale warning in effect. Wind west 30 knots increasing to west 40 early this morning then diminishing to southwest 25 Wednesday afternoon. Wind diminishing to southwest 15 Wednesday evening. Showers changing to scattered flurries this morning. Visibility as low as 1 mile in flurries. Temperatures plus 8 falling to zero this afternoon then rising to plus 6 Wednesday 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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Updated: 29-Dec-2025 at 10:49 PM AST

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Updated: 29-Dec-2025 at 10:37 PM AST

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 Lunar Phase 

Lunar phase
2025-12-30 05:52 AST
10.49d, 81%

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