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08-Dec-2025 14:41 ADT 08-Dec-2025 17:41 UTC

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Current Conditions


Regular Observation at North Alton, NS
at 13:08 on 2025-12-08
Temperature-9.0°C
Humidity87%
Dewpoint-10.7°C
Barometer101.23kPa
Wind Speed5.2km/h
Gusting to8.0km/h
Wind Direction323°T (NW)
Rain last 5min0.0mm
Rain since 12:000.0mm
Wind Chill-11.9 / -13.3°C


Today Summary at 13:08 on 2025-12-08
High Temperature-5.8 °C00:00
Low Temperature-9.1 °C12:38
Max Wind16.7 km/h12:35
Max gust32.2 km/h12:34
Avg direction59 °T (NE)
Wind Run36.6 km
Total Rain0.0 mm


Yesterday Summary at 23:59 on 2025-12-07
High Temperature2.3 °C11:13
Low Temperature-5.8 °C23:59
Max Wind13.9 km/h13:21
Max gust22.6 km/h13:21
Avg direction288 °T (W)
Wind Run43.8 km
Total Rain2.3 mm





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Kentville Forecast


Kentville Forecast issued on 08-Dec-2025 at 11:00 AM AST
Monday:   Flurries ending this afternoon then mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Blowing snow over exposed areas. Amount 2 cm. Wind northwest 40 km/h gusting to 60 diminishing to 20 gusting to 40 late this afternoon. Temperature falling to minus 7 this afternoon. Wind chill near minus 17.

   Monday night:   Partly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this evening. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light overnight. Low minus 10. Wind chill near minus 15.

Tuesday:   A mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 in the morning. High minus 4. Wind chill minus 17 in the morning and minus 10 in the afternoon. UV index 1 or low.

   Tuesday night:   Cloudy. Low minus 6.

Wednesday:   Flurries. High plus 3.

   Wednesday night:   Periods of rain. Low plus 3.

Thursday:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. High plus 3.

   Thursday night:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 5.

Friday:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. High minus 2.

   Friday night:   Cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 6.

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

   Saturday night:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 5.

Sunday:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. High minus 4.

Marine

Marine Forecast issued on 08-Dec-2025 at 10:00 AM AST
FQCN13 CWHX 081400 Marine forecasts for the Maritimes issued by Environment Canada at 10:00 a.m. AST Monday 8 December 2025 for today tonight and Tuesday. The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 3:30 p.m. AST.

Fundy

Freezing spray warning in effect. Wind northwest 30 knots diminishing to westerly 15 late overnight. Wind westerly 15 Tuesday. Periods of snow this morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow. Freezing spray ending overnight. Temperatures minus 8 rising to plus 2 Tuesday evening.

Grand Manan

Gale warning in effect. Freezing spray warning in effect. Wind northwest 35 knots diminishing to northwest 25 this afternoon and to westerly 15 late overnight. Wind backing to southwest 20 Tuesday evening. Periods of snow this morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow. Freezing spray ending overnight. Temperatures minus 7 rising to plus 1 Tuesday evening.

Lurcher

Gale warning in effect. Freezing spray warning in effect. Wind northwest 40 knots diminishing to northwest 25 late this afternoon and to northwest 15 late overnight. Wind diminishing to light Tuesday morning then becoming southwest 15 Tuesday evening. Scattered flurries ending this afternoon. Freezing spray ending near midnight. Temperatures minus 3 rising to plus 2 Tuesday 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
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purple - pressure   blue - rainfall   circles - Kentville data

 

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Surface Map

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current surface map
Updated: 08-Dec-2025 at 11:45 AM AST

Upper Level Map

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upper level (250mb) map
Updated: 08-Dec-2025 at 10:53 AM AST

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Astronomical Forecast


 Lunar Phase 

Lunar phase
2025-12-08 11:51 AST
18.27d, 87%

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