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12-Dec-2025 04:59 ADT 12-Dec-2025 07:59 UTC

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Current Conditions


Regular Observation at North Alton, NS
at 03:07 on 2025-12-12
Temperature-6.2°C
Humidity90%
Dewpoint-7.6°C
Barometer99.15kPa
Wind Speed7.4km/h
Gusting to13.0km/h
Wind Direction270°T (W)
Rain last 5min0.0mm
Rain since 02:000.0mm
Wind Chill-9.8 / -11.6°C


Today Summary at 03:07 on 2025-12-12
High Temperature-4.2 °C00:00
Low Temperature-6.2 °C03:01
Max Wind14.8 km/h02:14
Max gust24.1 km/h01:41
Avg direction268 °T (W)
Wind Run14.5 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 11-Dec-2025 at 04:00 PM AST
Alert:  YELLOW WATCH - SNOW SQUALL, Kings County

   Thursday night:   Cloudy. 60 percent chance of rain showers early this evening. Flurries beginning early this evening. Risk of snow squalls late this evening and overnight. Blowing snow over exposed areas overnight. Snowfall amount 2 to 4 cm except 10 cm in the heaviest flurries. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 increasing to 40 gusting to 70 this evening. Low minus 5. Wind chill minus 14 overnight.

Friday:   Flurries. Risk of snow squalls in the morning. Blowing snow over exposed areas. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind west 40 km/h gusting to 70. High minus 3. Wind chill near minus 14.

   Friday night:   Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Temperature steady near minus 3. Wind chill near minus 10.

Saturday:   Cloudy. High zero.

   Saturday night:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 2.

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

   Sunday night:   Snow. Low minus 3.

Monday:   Snow. High minus 3.

   Monday night:   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 8.

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

   Tuesday night:   Cloudy. Low minus 7.

Wednesday:   Cloudy. High plus 1.

Marine

Marine Forecast issued on 11-Dec-2025 at 3:30 PM AST
FQCN13 CWHX 111930 Marine forecasts for the Maritimes issued by Environment Canada at 3:30 p.m. AST Thursday 11 December 2025 for tonight and Friday. The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 8:00 p.m. AST.

Fundy

Gale warning in effect. Freezing spray warning in effect. Wind west 20 to 25 knots increasing to west 35 early this evening then diminishing to northwest 25 Friday evening. Flurries tonight and Friday. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries. Freezing spray late overnight and Friday morning. Temperatures plus 5 falling to minus 4 overnight.

Grand Manan

Gale warning in effect. Freezing spray warning in effect. Wind west 20 to 25 knots increasing to west 35 early this evening then diminishing to northwest 25 Friday evening. Flurries tonight and Friday. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries. Freezing spray late overnight and Friday morning. Temperatures plus 5 falling to minus 4 overnight.

Lurcher

Gale warning in effect. Wind southwest 25 knots increasing to west 40 this evening. Wind west 40 Friday. Flurries tonight and Friday. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries. Temperatures plus 8 falling to zero Friday morning.

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

This map shows weather systems at ground level.
This is the weather you see and feel.

current surface map
Updated: 11-Dec-2025 at 11:13 AM AST

Upper Level Map

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The winds at this level are what move the surface weather.

upper level (250mb) map
Updated: 11-Dec-2025 at 10:55 AM AST

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Radar Map

Environment Canada Radar
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Astronomical Forecast


 Lunar Phase 

Lunar phase
2025-12-11 16:56 AST
21.49d, 57%

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