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12-Dec-2025 23:29 ADT 13-Dec-2025 02:29 UTC

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Current Conditions


Regular Observation at North Alton, NS
at 22:08 on 2025-12-12
Temperature-4.9°C
Humidity82%
Dewpoint-7.5°C
Barometer100.34kPa (↗)
Wind Speed15.4km/h
Gusting to20.9km/h
Wind Direction17°T (N)
Rain last 5min0.0mm
Rain since 21:000.0mm
Wind Chill-10.5 / -11.6°C


Today Summary at 22:08 on 2025-12-12
High Temperature-4.2 °C00:00
Low Temperature-7.4 °C05:55
Max Wind18.5 km/h20:15
Max gust38.7 km/h11:37
Avg direction276 °T (W)
Wind Run110.8 km
Total Rain0.0 mm


Yesterday Summary at 23:59 on 2025-12-11
High Temperature7.3 °C12:39
Low Temperature-4.1 °C23:52
Max Wind27.0 km/h22:13
Max gust50.0 km/h22:12
Avg direction249 °T (W)
Wind Run130.5 km
Total Rain1.8 mm





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Kentville Forecast


Kentville Forecast issued on 12-Dec-2025 at 04:00 PM AST
Alert:  YELLOW WARNING - SNOW SQUALL, Kings County

   Friday night:   Flurries ending early this evening then mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Blowing snow over exposed areas early this evening. Wind west 40 km/h gusting to 70 becoming northwest 30 gusting to 50 early this evening. Low minus 5. Wind chill near minus 13.

Saturday:   Mainly cloudy. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40. High zero. Wind chill minus 11 in the morning. UV index 1 or low.

   Saturday night:   Becoming cloudy in the evening then periods of snow. Amount 2 cm. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light in the evening. Low minus 3. Wind chill minus 9 in the evening.

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

   Sunday night:   Snow. Low minus 4.

Monday:   Flurries. High minus 5.

   Monday night:   Cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 7.

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

   Tuesday night:   Cloudy. Low minus 7.

Wednesday:   Cloudy. High plus 1.

   Wednesday night:   Cloudy. Low minus 1.

Thursday:   Cloudy with 30 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. High 7.

Marine

Marine Forecast issued on 12-Dec-2025 at 3:30 PM AST
FQCN13 CWHX 121930 Marine forecasts for the Maritimes issued by Environment Canada at 3:30 p.m. AST Friday 12 December 2025 for tonight and Saturday. The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 8:00 p.m. AST.

Fundy

Gale warning in effect. Wind west 35 knots diminishing to west 30 early this evening then veering to northwest 25 near midnight. Wind backing to west 20 early Saturday morning then to southwest 15 near noon Saturday. Flurries this afternoon. Showers Saturday evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries. Risk of freezing spray late this afternoon. Temperatures minus 3 rising to plus 5 Saturday evening.

Grand Manan

Gale warning in effect. Wind west 35 knots diminishing to west 30 early this evening then veering to northwest 25 near midnight. Wind backing to west 20 early Saturday morning then to southwest 15 near noon Saturday. Flurries this afternoon. Showers Saturday evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries. Risk of freezing spray late this afternoon. Temperatures minus 3 rising to plus 5 Saturday evening.

Lurcher

Gale warning in effect. Wind west 40 knots veering to northwest 35 this evening then diminishing to northwest 25 to 30 late overnight. Wind backing to west 20 to 25 near noon Saturday then to southwest 25 Saturday evening. Flurries ending Saturday morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries. Temperatures zero rising to plus 6 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: 12-Dec-2025 at 4:54 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: 12-Dec-2025 at 10:38 AM AST

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Astronomical Forecast


 Lunar Phase 

Lunar phase
2025-12-12 16:56 AST
22.49d, 46%

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