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26-Dec-2025 23:15 AST 27-Dec-2025 03:15 UTC

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Current Conditions


Regular Observation at North Alton, NS
at 23:07 on 2025-12-26
Temperature-9.3°C
Humidity85%
Dewpoint-11.4°C
Barometer101.65kPa (↗)
Wind Speed4.1km/h
Gusting to4.8km/h
Wind Direction38°T (NE)
Rain last 5min0.0mm
Rain since 22:000.0mm


Today Summary at 23:07 on 2025-12-26
High Temperature-6.7 °C00:00
Low Temperature-9.6 °C18:32
Max Wind16.3 km/h07:13
Max gust29.1 km/h06:57
Avg direction27 °T (NE)
Wind Run83.1 km
Total Rain0.0 mm


Yesterday Summary at 23:59 on 2025-12-25
High Temperature-5.3 °C14:21
Low Temperature-7.8 °C21:07
Max Wind12.0 km/h02:04
Max gust17.8 km/h01:23
Avg direction48 °T (NE)
Wind Run38.7 km
Total Rain0.0 mm





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Kentville Forecast


Kentville Forecast issued on 26-Dec-2025 at 04:00 PM AST
   Friday night:   Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low minus 10. Wind chill minus 13 this evening and minus 18 overnight.

Saturday:   Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40. High minus 4. Wind chill near minus 14. UV index 1 or low.

   Saturday night:   Clearing in the evening. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low minus 10. Wind chill minus 13 in the evening and minus 18 overnight.

Sunday:   Sunny. High zero.

   Sunday night:   Clear. Low minus 7.

Monday:   A mix of sun and cloud. High plus 1.

   Monday night:   Snow or rain. Low zero.

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

   Tuesday night:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 6.

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

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

Thursday:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. High minus 7.

Marine

Marine Forecast issued on 26-Dec-2025 at 3:30 PM AST
FQCN13 CWHX 261930 Marine forecasts for the Maritimes issued by Environment Canada at 3:30 p.m. AST Friday 26 December 2025 for tonight and Saturday. The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 8:00 p.m. AST.

Fundy

Wind northerly 15 to 20 knots tonight and Saturday. Flurries ending near midnight. Temperatures near minus 6.

Grand Manan

Freezing spray warning in effect. Wind north 25 to 30 knots diminishing to north 20 early this evening and to north 10 to 15 late overnight. Wind increasing to north 20 near noon Saturday. Flurries ending near midnight. Freezing spray ending near midnight. Temperatures minus 8 rising to minus 1 Saturday evening.

Lurcher

Freezing spray warning in effect. Wind north 25 to 30 knots diminishing to north 20 early this evening and to north 10 to 15 late overnight. Wind increasing to north 20 near noon Saturday. Flurries ending near midnight. Freezing spray ending near midnight. Temperatures minus 8 rising to minus 1 Saturday 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: 26-Dec-2025 at 4:45 PM AST

Upper Level Map

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The winds at this level are what move the surface weather.

upper level (250mb) map
Updated: 26-Dec-2025 at 10:37 AM AST

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Environment Canada Radar
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Astronomical Forecast


 Lunar Phase 

Lunar phase
2025-12-26 16:57 AST
6.96d, 45%

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First Quarter: 2025-12-27
Full Moon: 2026-01-03
Third Quarter: 2026-01-10
New Moon: 2026-01-18

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