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10-Jan-2026 01:31 AST 10-Jan-2026 05:31 UTC

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Current Conditions


Regular Observation at North Alton, NS
at 01:08 on 2026-01-10
Temperature2.5°C
Humidity95%
Dewpoint1.7°C
Barometer101.33kPa (↘)
Wind Speed15.6km/h
Gusting to24.1km/h
Wind Direction272°T (W)
Rain last 5min0.2mm
Rain since 00:002.0mm
Wind Chill-1.4 / -2.6°C


Today Summary at 01:08 on 2026-01-10
High Temperature2.5 °C01:08
Low Temperature2.2 °C00:00
Max Wind23.5 km/h01:02
Max gust48.3 km/h00:54
Avg direction202 °T (S)
Wind Run9.4 km
Total Rain2.0 mm


Yesterday Summary at 23:59 on 2026-01-09
High Temperature3.4 °C14:02
Low Temperature-0.3 °C05:56
Max Wind30.0 km/h23:26
Max gust53.2 km/h23:23
Avg direction229 °T (SW)
Wind Run64.1 km
Total Rain0.5 mm





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Kentville Forecast


Kentville Forecast issued on 09-Jan-2026 at 04:00 PM AST
   Friday night:   Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning near midnight. Fog patches developing near midnight. Amount 5 mm. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 this evening then southwest 40 gusting to 60 before morning. Low zero with temperature rising to 7 by morning.

Saturday:   Periods of rain ending early in the morning then clearing. Fog patches dissipating early in the morning. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming northwest 20 late in the afternoon. Temperature falling to plus 3 in the afternoon. UV index 1 or low.

   Saturday night:   Increasing cloudiness. Snow mixed with ice pellets beginning before morning. Risk of freezing rain before morning. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming east 20 near midnight. Low minus 1. Wind chill minus 7 overnight.

Sunday:   Snow or rain. High plus 3.

   Sunday night:   Rain or snow. Low minus 2.

Monday:   Flurries. High minus 1.

   Monday night:   Cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 5.

Tuesday:   Cloudy. High plus 1.

   Tuesday night:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 1.

Wednesday:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries or rain showers. High plus 5.

   Wednesday night:   Showers. Low minus 2.

Thursday:   Flurries. High minus 1.

Marine

Marine Forecast issued on 09-Jan-2026 at 3:30 PM AST
FQCN13 CWHX 091930 Marine forecasts for the Maritimes issued by Environment Canada at 3:30 p.m. AST Friday 9 January 2026 for tonight and Saturday. The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 8:00 p.m. AST.

Fundy

Gale warning in effect. Wind light increasing to south 15 knots late this afternoon and to south 25 near midnight. Wind increasing to southwest 35 late overnight then diminishing to west 25 late Saturday morning. Wind diminishing to northwest 15 Saturday afternoon and to light Saturday evening. Periods of rain overnight.

Grand Manan

Gale warning in effect. Wind south 15 knots increasing to south 25 early this evening and to southwest 35 near midnight. Wind diminishing to west 30 Saturday morning and to northwest 15 Saturday afternoon. Wind diminishing to light Saturday evening. Periods of rain tonight.

Lurcher

Gale warning in effect. Wind south 15 knots increasing to south 25 early this evening and to southwest 35 near midnight. Wind diminishing to west 30 Saturday morning and to northwest 15 Saturday afternoon. Wind diminishing to light Saturday evening. Periods of rain tonight.

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: 09-Jan-2026 at 11:38 AM AST

Upper Level Map

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upper level (250mb) map
Updated: 09-Jan-2026 at 10:39 AM AST

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Astronomical Forecast


 Lunar Phase 

Lunar phase
2026-01-09 16:55 AST
20.95d, 63%

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