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23-Jan-2026 04:55 AST 23-Jan-2026 08:55 UTC

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Current Conditions


Regular Observation at North Alton, NS
at 04:08 on 2026-01-23
Temperature-2.7°C
Humidity88%
Dewpoint-4.4°C
Barometer101.21kPa (↘)
Wind Speed0.7km/h
Gusting to3.1km/h
Wind Direction265°T (W)
Rain last 5min0.0mm
Rain since 03:000.0mm


Today Summary at 04:08 on 2026-01-23
High Temperature-0.3 °C00:25
Low Temperature-3.0 °C03:22
Max Wind11.9 km/h01:19
Max gust19.3 km/h01:11
Avg direction271 °T (W)
Wind Run6.2 km
Total Rain0.0 mm


Yesterday Summary at 23:59 on 2026-01-22
High Temperature2.7 °C13:56
Low Temperature-5.7 °C00:00
Max Wind22.6 km/h08:24
Max gust37.0 km/h08:17
Avg direction229 °T (SW)
Wind Run93.7 km
Total Rain2.5 mm





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Kentville Forecast


Kentville Forecast issued on 22-Jan-2026 at 04:00 PM AST
   Thursday night:   Partly cloudy. 30 percent chance of rain showers changing to 60 percent chance of flurries this evening. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low minus 3. Wind chill minus 9 overnight.

Friday:   Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40. Temperature steady near minus 3. Wind chill near minus 10. UV index 1 or low.

   Friday night:   Flurries ending after midnight then cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Blowing snow over exposed areas overnight. Amount 5 cm. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming northwest 30 gusting to 50 after midnight. Low minus 14. Wind chill minus 10 in the evening and minus 22 overnight.

Saturday:   Sunny. High minus 13.

   Saturday night:   Clear. Low minus 15.

Sunday:   A mix of sun and cloud. High minus 11.

   Sunday night:   Snow. Low minus 12.

Monday:   Snow. High minus 6.

   Monday night:   Flurries. Low minus 9.

Tuesday:   Flurries. High minus 8.

   Tuesday night:   Cloudy. Low minus 12.

Wednesday:   Cloudy. High minus 7.

Marine

Marine Forecast issued on 22-Jan-2026 at 3:30 PM AST
FQCN13 CWHX 221930 Marine forecasts for the Maritimes issued by Environment Canada at 3:30 p.m. AST Thursday 22 January 2026 for tonight and Friday. The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 8:00 p.m. AST.

Fundy

Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots increasing to westerly 25 to 30 early this evening then diminishing to westerly 20 late overnight. Wind westerly 20 Friday. Showers or flurries ending this evening. Flurries Friday evening. Risk of freezing spray Friday evening. Temperatures plus 3 falling to minus 5 Friday evening.

Grand Manan

Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots increasing to westerly 25 to 30 early this evening then diminishing to westerly 20 late overnight. Wind westerly 20 Friday. Showers or flurries ending this evening. Flurries Friday evening. Risk of freezing spray Friday evening. Temperatures plus 3 falling to minus 5 Friday evening.

Lurcher

Wind westerly 20 to 25 knots increasing to west 30 Friday afternoon. Rain this afternoon. Scattered showers or flurries Friday morning and afternoon changing to scattered flurries.

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: 22-Jan-2026 at 11:24 AM AST

Upper Level Map

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upper level (250mb) map
Updated: 22-Jan-2026 at 10:37 AM AST

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 Lunar Phase 

Lunar phase
2026-01-22 16:55 AST
33.95d, 21%

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