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24-Dec-2025 23:33 AST 25-Dec-2025 03:33 UTC

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Current Conditions


Regular Observation at North Alton, NS
at 23:07 on 2025-12-24
Temperature-5.9°C
Humidity79%
Dewpoint-9.0°C
Barometer102.1kPa (↘)
Wind Speed5.6km/h
Gusting to8.0km/h
Wind Direction44°T (NE)
Rain last 5min0.0mm
Rain since 22:000.0mm
Wind Chill-8.6 / -9.7°C


Today Summary at 23:07 on 2025-12-24
High Temperature-5.0 °C14:31
Low Temperature-11.8 °C00:00
Max Wind19.3 km/h13:24
Max gust30.6 km/h13:24
Avg direction70 °T (E)
Wind Run92.0 km
Total Rain0.0 mm


Yesterday Summary at 23:59 on 2025-12-23
High Temperature-7.0 °C14:16
Low Temperature-12.9 °C21:13
Max Wind18.0 km/h03:06
Max gust32.2 km/h03:47
Avg direction332 °T (NW)
Wind Run76.9 km
Total Rain0.0 mm





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Kentville Forecast


Kentville Forecast issued on 24-Dec-2025 at 04:00 PM AST
   Wednesday night:   Mainly cloudy. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming north 20 gusting to 40 early this evening then light late this evening. Low minus 11. Wind chill near minus 15.

Thursday:   Mainly cloudy. Periods of snow beginning in the morning. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h late in the afternoon. High minus 2. Wind chill minus 14 in the morning and minus 5 in the afternoon.

   Thursday night:   Flurries ending overnight then mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Amount 5 cm. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming north 40 gusting to 60 late in the evening. Low minus 10. Wind chill minus 9 in the evening and minus 17 overnight.

Friday:   A mix of sun and cloud. High minus 9.

   Friday night:   Cloudy periods. Low minus 12.

Saturday:   A mix of sun and cloud. High minus 6.

   Saturday night:   Cloudy periods. Low minus 10.

Sunday:   A mix of sun and cloud. High minus 2.

   Sunday night:   Cloudy periods. Low minus 6.

Monday:   Flurries. High minus 1.

   Monday night:   Flurries. Low minus 3.

Tuesday:   Flurries. High minus 2.

Marine

Marine Forecast issued on 24-Dec-2025 at 3:30 PM AST
FQCN13 CWHX 241930 Marine forecasts for the Maritimes issued by Environment Canada at 3:30 p.m. AST Wednesday 24 December 2025 for tonight and Thursday. The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 8:00 p.m. AST.

Fundy

Gale warning in effect. Freezing spray warning in effect. Wind northeast 25 knots diminishing to northeast 15 to 20 early this evening then backing to north 10 to 15 near midnight. Wind diminishing to light late overnight then increasing to variable 20 late Thursday morning. Wind increasing to northerly 25 Thursday afternoon and to north 35 Thursday evening. Snow Thursday. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow. Freezing spray beginning Thursday evening. Temperatures near minus 2.

Grand Manan

Gale warning in effect. Freezing spray warning in effect. Wind northeast 25 knots diminishing to northeast 15 to 20 early this evening then backing to north 10 to 15 near midnight. Wind diminishing to light late overnight then increasing to variable 20 late Thursday morning. Wind increasing to northerly 25 Thursday afternoon and to north 35 Thursday evening. Snow Thursday. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow. Freezing spray beginning Thursday evening. Temperatures near minus 2.

Lurcher

Gale warning in effect. Wind northeasterly 25 to 30 knots backing to northerly 20 to 25 late this afternoon then diminishing to north 15 late this evening. Wind diminishing to light late overnight then increasing to southwest 20 to 25 late Thursday morning. Wind veering to northwest 30 Thursday afternoon then increasing to north 35 Thursday evening. Snow Thursday morning. Periods of rain or snow Thursday afternoon. Snow Thursday late in the day. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow. Temperatures near plus 1.

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: 24-Dec-2025 at 11:15 AM AST

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Updated: 24-Dec-2025 at 10:41 AM AST

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 Lunar Phase 

Lunar phase
2025-12-24 16:57 AST
4.96d, 25%

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