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11-Dec-2025 12:12 ADT 11-Dec-2025 15:12 UTC

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Current Conditions


Regular Observation at North Alton, NS
at 11:08 on 2025-12-11
Temperature6.8°C
Humidity83%
Dewpoint4.1°C
Barometer98.87kPa
Wind Speed11.9km/h
Gusting to13.0km/h
Wind Direction224°T (SW)
Rain last 5min0.0mm
Rain since 10:000.0mm


Today Summary at 11:08 on 2025-12-11
High Temperature6.8 °C05:41
Low Temperature4.2 °C00:01
Max Wind18.5 km/h01:11
Max gust33.9 km/h10:48
Avg direction227 °T (SW)
Wind Run62.6 km
Total Rain1.0 mm


Yesterday Summary at 23:59 on 2025-12-10
High Temperature4.3 °C23:43
Low Temperature-8.9 °C00:00
Max Wind23.3 km/h09:12
Max gust43.5 km/h09:12
Avg direction231 °T (SW)
Wind Run102.5 km
Total Rain10.2 mm





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Kentville Forecast


Kentville Forecast issued on 11-Dec-2025 at 05:00 AM AST
Alert:  YELLOW WATCH - SNOW SQUALL, Kings County

Thursday:   Showers ending this morning then mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Amount 2 to 4 mm. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming west 30 gusting to 50 this afternoon. Temperature falling to plus 3 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low.

   Thursday night:   Cloudy. 60 percent chance of rain showers early this evening. Flurries beginning early this evening. Risk of snow squalls late this evening and overnight. Blowing snow over exposed areas overnight. Snowfall amount 2 cm except 10 cm in the heaviest flurries. Wind west 40 km/h gusting to 70. Low minus 5. Wind chill minus 14 overnight.

Friday:   Flurries ending in the afternoon then cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Risk of snow squalls in the morning. Blowing snow over exposed areas in the morning and early in the afternoon. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind west 40 km/h gusting to 70. High minus 3. Wind chill near minus 14.

   Friday night:   Cloudy. Low minus 4.

Saturday:   Cloudy. High zero.

   Saturday night:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 2.

Sunday:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. High zero.

   Sunday night:   Snow. Low minus 3.

Monday:   Snow. High minus 3.

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

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

   Tuesday night:   Cloudy. Low minus 7.

Wednesday:   Cloudy. High plus 1.

Marine

Marine Forecast issued on 11-Dec-2025 at 3:00 AM AST
FQCN13 CWHX 110700 Marine forecasts for the Maritimes issued by Environment Canada at 3:00 a.m. AST Thursday 11 December 2025 for today tonight and Friday. The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 10:00 a.m. AST.

Fundy

Gale warning in effect. Freezing spray warning in effect. Wind south 25 to 30 knots veering to west 20 to 25 early this morning then increasing to west 35 early this evening. Wind diminishing to northwest 25 Friday evening. Periods of rain ending near noon. Flurries tonight and Friday. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries. Freezing spray late overnight and Friday morning. Temperatures plus 7 falling to minus 4 overnight.

Grand Manan

Gale warning in effect. Freezing spray warning in effect. Wind south 25 to 30 knots veering to west 20 to 25 early this morning then increasing to west 35 early this evening. Wind diminishing to northwest 25 Friday evening. Periods of rain ending near noon. Flurries tonight and Friday. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries. Freezing spray late overnight and Friday morning. Temperatures plus 7 falling to minus 4 overnight.

Lurcher

Gale warning in effect. Wind southwest 25 knots increasing to west 40 this evening. Wind west 40 Friday. Periods of rain ending near noon. Flurries tonight and Friday. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries. Temperatures plus 11 falling to zero Friday morning.

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: 10-Dec-2025 at 11:35 PM AST

Upper Level Map

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

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Astronomical Forecast


 Lunar Phase 

Lunar phase
2025-12-11 05:51 AST
21.02d, 62%

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