Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

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30-Dec-2025 02:10 AST 30-Dec-2025 06:10 UTC

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Current Conditions


Regular Observation at North Alton, NS
at 01:07 on 2025-12-30
Temperature5.0°C
Humidity98%
Dewpoint4.7°C
Barometer98.22kPa (↘)
Wind Speed10.9km/h
Gusting to14.4km/h
Wind Direction360°T (N)
Rain last 5min0.3mm
Rain since 00:003.6mm


Today Summary at 01:07 on 2025-12-30
High Temperature5.0 °C01:06
Low Temperature3.4 °C00:00
Max Wind21.1 km/h00:21
Max gust45.0 km/h00:20
Avg direction359 °T (N)
Wind Run8.8 km
Total Rain3.6 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 29-Dec-2025 at 04:00 PM AST
Alert:  YELLOW WARNING - FREEZING RAIN, Kings County

   Monday night:   Freezing rain changing to rain this evening and ending overnight then cloudy with 60 percent chance of rain showers. Rain along parts of the coast early this evening. Fog patches developing this evening and dissipating before morning. Rainfall amount 15 mm. Wind southeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 increasing to 50 gusting to 70 this evening then becoming southwest 30 gusting to 50 overnight. Temperature rising to 10 by morning.

Tuesday:   Cloudy. 60 percent chance of rain showers changing to 60 percent chance of flurries in the morning. Risk of snow squalls late in the afternoon. Wind southwest 40 km/h gusting to 60. Temperature falling to minus 6 in the afternoon. Wind chill minus 16 in the afternoon.

   Tuesday night:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind southwest 40 km/h gusting to 60 becoming west 20 in the evening. Low minus 8. Wind chill near minus 16.

Wednesday:   A mix of sun and cloud. High minus 3.

   Wednesday night:   Snow. Low minus 4.

Thursday:   Snow. High plus 1.

   Thursday night:   Cloudy periods with 30 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 11.

Friday:   A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of flurries. High minus 10.

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

Saturday:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. High minus 6.

   Saturday night:   Cloudy. Low minus 10.

Sunday:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. High minus 5.

Marine

Marine Forecast issued on 29-Dec-2025 at 3:30 PM AST
FQCN13 CWHX 291930 Marine forecasts for the Maritimes issued by Environment Canada at 3:30 p.m. AST Monday 29 December 2025 for tonight and Tuesday. The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 8:00 p.m. AST.

Fundy

Gale warning in effect. Freezing spray warning in effect. Wind southeast 15 knots increasing to southeast 30 this evening then veering to southwest 30 late overnight. Wind increasing to southwest 35 early Tuesday morning then diminishing to west 30 Tuesday evening. Snow or freezing rain changing to rain this afternoon then to showers overnight. Snow early Tuesday morning and ending late Tuesday morning. Flurries Tuesday late in the day. Fog patches late this evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in fog patches and in precipitation. Freezing spray beginning Tuesday evening. Temperatures plus 1 rising to plus 9 overnight then falling to minus 5 Tuesday evening.

Grand Manan

Gale warning in effect. Freezing spray warning in effect. Wind southeast 35 knots diminishing to south 30 late this evening then increasing to west 35 late overnight. Wind west 35 Tuesday. Rain ending after midnight. Flurries Tuesday afternoon and evening. Fog patches forming early this evening and dissipating after midnight. Visibility 1 mile or less in fog patches and in flurries. Freezing spray beginning Tuesday evening. Temperatures plus 4 rising to plus 9 near midnight then falling to minus 5 Tuesday evening.

Lurcher

Gale warning in effect. Wind south 35 knots veering to west 40 late overnight then diminishing to west 30 Tuesday evening. Rain and fog patches ending after midnight. Flurries or showers Tuesday. Visibility 1 mile or less in fog patches and as low as 1 mile in precipitation.

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: 29-Dec-2025 at 11:51 AM AST

Upper Level Map

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upper level (250mb) map
Updated: 29-Dec-2025 at 10:38 AM AST

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Astronomical Forecast


 Lunar Phase 

Lunar phase
2025-12-29 16:57 AST
9.96d, 76%

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