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26-Jan-2026 05:51 AST 26-Jan-2026 09:51 UTC

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Current Conditions


Regular Observation at North Alton, NS
at 05:07 on 2026-01-26
Temperature-15.9°C
Humidity89%
Dewpoint-17.3°C
Barometer101.98kPa (↘)
Wind Speed7.8km/h
Gusting to11.3km/h
Wind Direction58°T (NE)
Rain last 5min0.0mm
Rain since 04:000.0mm
Wind Chill-21.3 / -22.8°C


Today Summary at 05:07 on 2026-01-26
High Temperature-13.8 °C00:00
Low Temperature-15.9 °C04:33
Max Wind13.9 km/h01:17
Max gust25.7 km/h01:38
Avg direction101 °T (E)
Wind Run18.6 km
Total Rain0.0 mm


Yesterday Summary at 23:59 on 2026-01-25
High Temperature-13.7 °C23:45
Low Temperature-18.4 °C07:39
Max Wind18.5 km/h11:45
Max gust35.4 km/h03:25
Avg direction297 °T (NW)
Wind Run84.7 km
Total Rain0.0 mm





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Kentville Forecast


Kentville Forecast issued on 26-Jan-2026 at 05:00 AM AST
Alert:  YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL, Kings County

Monday:   Snow. Blowing snow over exposed areas. Amount 10 cm. Wind east 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming northeast 30 gusting to 50 early this morning. High minus 7. Wind chill minus 22 this morning and minus 14 this afternoon.

   Monday night:   Snow. Amount 10 to 15 cm. Wind northeast 20 km/h. Temperature steady near minus 7. Wind chill near minus 14.

Tuesday:   Snow ending in the morning then mainly cloudy. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming northwest 20 gusting to 40 near noon. Temperature steady near minus 7. Wind chill near minus 15. UV index 1 or low.

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

Wednesday:   Cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. High minus 9.

   Wednesday night:   Cloudy periods. Low minus 11.

Thursday:   Cloudy. High minus 6.

   Thursday night:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 10.

Friday:   Flurries. High minus 4.

   Friday night:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 7.

Saturday:   Cloudy. High minus 4.

   Saturday night:   Cloudy. Low minus 9.

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

Marine

Marine Forecast issued on 26-Jan-2026 at 3:00 AM AST
FQCN13 CWHX 260700 Marine forecasts for the Maritimes issued by Environment Canada at 3:00 a.m. AST Monday 26 January 2026 for today tonight and Tuesday. The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 10:00 a.m. AST.

Fundy

Gale warning in effect. Freezing spray warning in effect. Wind northeast 25 knots increasing to northeast 35 early this morning then diminishing to northeast 25 this afternoon. Wind backing to northwest 25 Tuesday morning then diminishing to northwest 15 Tuesday afternoon. Snow changing to flurries overnight. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation. Freezing spray ending this afternoon. Freezing spray near noon Tuesday. Temperatures minus 6 rising to minus 1 near midnight then falling to minus 6 Tuesday afternoon.

Grand Manan

Gale warning in effect. Freezing spray warning in effect. Wind northeast 25 knots increasing to northeast 35 early this morning then diminishing to northeast 25 this afternoon. Wind backing to northwest 25 Tuesday morning then diminishing to northwest 15 Tuesday afternoon. Snow changing to flurries overnight. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation. Freezing spray ending this afternoon. Freezing spray near noon Tuesday. Temperatures minus 6 rising to minus 1 near midnight then falling to minus 6 Tuesday afternoon.

Lurcher

Gale warning in effect. Freezing spray warning in effect. Wind east 40 knots backing to northeast 35 near noon then diminishing to northeast 25 early this evening. Wind backing to north 15 to 20 near midnight then increasing to northwest 35 Tuesday morning. Wind diminishing to northwest 25 to 30 near noon Tuesday and to west 20 Tuesday afternoon. Snow becoming rain or snow early this morning then flurries near midnight. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation. Freezing spray Tuesday morning and afternoon. Temperatures zero falling to minus 4 Tuesday morning.

Today

Today's temperatures and rainfall at
red - temperature   pink - humidex   light blue - wind chill
purple - pressure   blue - rainfall   circles - Kentville data

Yesterday

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Updated: 25-Jan-2026 at 11:44 PM AST

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Updated: 25-Jan-2026 at 10:39 PM AST

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 Lunar Phase 

Lunar phase
2026-01-26 05:51 AST
37.49d, 56%

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