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14-Jan-2026 11:37 AST 14-Jan-2026 15:37 UTC

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Current Conditions


Regular Observation at North Alton, NS
at 11:07 on 2026-01-14
Temperature6.9°C
Humidity85%
Dewpoint4.5°C
Barometer100.66kPa (↘)
Wind Speed13.1km/h
Gusting to35.4km/h
Wind Direction223°T (SW)
Rain last 5min0.0mm
Rain since 10:000.0mm


Today Summary at 11:07 on 2026-01-14
High Temperature6.9 °C11:07
Low Temperature1.0 °C00:00
Max Wind19.6 km/h06:52
Max gust37.0 km/h06:31
Avg direction204 °T (SW)
Wind Run70.1 km
Total Rain0.3 mm


Yesterday Summary at 23:59 on 2026-01-13
High Temperature3.5 °C11:20
Low Temperature-3.1 °C00:00
Max Wind13.0 km/h00:22
Max gust24.1 km/h01:44
Avg direction237 °T (SW)
Wind Run57.9 km
Total Rain1.5 mm





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Kentville Forecast


Kentville Forecast issued on 14-Jan-2026 at 11:00 AM AST
Wednesday:   Cloudy. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. High 10. UV index 1 or low.

   Wednesday night:   Cloudy. Rain beginning after midnight. Amount 10 mm. Low plus 4.

Thursday:   Rain ending in the afternoon then cloudy. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 in the afternoon. High 11.

   Thursday night:   Periods of rain. Low plus 2.

Friday:   Rain showers or flurries. High plus 3.

   Friday night:   Flurries. Low minus 5.

Saturday:   A mix of sun and cloud. High zero.

   Saturday night:   Flurries. Low minus 1.

Sunday:   Showers. High 6.

   Sunday night:   Rain showers or flurries. Low minus 3.

Monday:   Flurries. High minus 2.

   Monday night:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 7.

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

Marine

Marine Forecast issued on 14-Jan-2026 at 10:00 AM AST
FQCN13 CWHX 141400 Marine forecasts for the Maritimes issued by Environment Canada at 10:00 a.m. AST Wednesday 14 January 2026 for today tonight and Thursday. The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 3:30 p.m. AST.

Fundy

Wind southwest 20 to 25 knots diminishing to south 15 this evening then increasing to southwest 25 Thursday afternoon. Rain and fog patches overnight and Thursday.

Grand Manan

Wind southwest 20 to 25 knots diminishing to south 15 this evening then increasing to southwest 25 Thursday afternoon. Rain and fog patches overnight and Thursday.

Lurcher

Wind southwest 25 knots diminishing to south 15 late overnight then increasing to southwest 25 Thursday morning. Periods of rain overnight and Thursday. Fog patches dissipating Thursday afternoon.

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: 14-Jan-2026 at 10:47 AM AST

Upper Level Map

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upper level (250mb) map
Updated: 14-Jan-2026 at 10:41 AM AST

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Astronomical Forecast


 Lunar Phase 

Lunar phase
2026-01-14 11:15 AST
25.72d, 16%

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