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07-Jan-2026 08:40 AST 07-Jan-2026 12:40 UTC

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Current Conditions


Regular Observation at North Alton, NS
at 08:08 on 2026-01-07
Temperature-0.2°C
Humidity99%
Dewpoint-0.3°C
Barometer101.13kPa (↘)
Wind Speed4.8km/h
Gusting to11.3km/h
Wind Direction74°T (E)
Rain last 5min0.0mm
Rain since 07:000.0mm
Wind Chill-0.2 / -3.9°C


Today Summary at 08:08 on 2026-01-07
High Temperature0.2 °C04:51
Low Temperature-1.2 °C00:00
Max Wind8.3 km/h07:38
Max gust14.4 km/h03:48
Avg direction92 °T (E)
Wind Run16.6 km
Total Rain0.0 mm


Yesterday Summary at 23:59 on 2026-01-06
High Temperature-0.4 °C20:14
Low Temperature-12.5 °C00:00
Max Wind8.9 km/h18:42
Max gust14.4 km/h18:41
Avg direction100 °T (E)
Wind Run33.8 km
Total Rain0.0 mm





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Kentville Forecast


Kentville Forecast issued on 07-Jan-2026 at 05:00 AM AST
Wednesday:   Cloudy. 60 percent chance of drizzle this morning. Rain at times heavy beginning late this morning. Risk of freezing drizzle early this morning. Fog patches. Amount 20 to 30 mm. Wind becoming east 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High plus 4. UV index 1 or low.

   Wednesday night:   Rain at times heavy ending this evening then cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Fog patches this evening. Rainfall amount 5 to 10 mm. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light near midnight. Low zero.

Thursday:   Mainly cloudy. High plus 3. UV index 1 or low.

   Thursday night:   Clear. Low minus 7.

Friday:   Sunny. High plus 3.

   Friday night:   Rain. Low plus 2.

Saturday:   Showers. High 8.

   Saturday night:   Rain. Low plus 1.

Sunday:   Showers. High plus 3.

   Sunday night:   Showers. Low minus 2.

Monday:   Flurries. High minus 1.

   Monday night:   Cloudy periods. Low minus 6.

Tuesday:   Cloudy. High zero.

Marine

Marine Forecast issued on 07-Jan-2026 at 3:00 AM AST
FQCN13 CWHX 070700 Marine forecasts for the Maritimes issued by Environment Canada at 3:00 a.m. AST Wednesday 7 January 2026 for today tonight and Thursday. The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 10:00 a.m. AST.

Fundy

Wind southeast 15 knots increasing to northeast 25 near noon then diminishing to northerly 15 this evening. Wind northerly 15 Thursday. Rain beginning early this morning changing to scattered flurries near midnight and ending Thursday morning.

Grand Manan

Wind southeast 15 knots increasing to northeast 25 near noon then diminishing to northerly 15 this evening. Wind northerly 15 Thursday. Rain beginning early this morning changing to scattered flurries near midnight and ending Thursday morning.

Lurcher

Wind southeast 10 to 15 knots increasing to easterly 25 early this morning then diminishing to variable 10 to 15 early this afternoon. Wind increasing to northwest 20 early this evening. Wind northwest 20 Thursday. Rain today and tonight. Fog patches dissipating this 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: 07-Jan-2026 at 4:43 AM AST

Upper Level Map

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upper level (250mb) map
Updated: 06-Jan-2026 at 10:37 PM AST

Infrared Satellite Photo

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Astronomical Forecast


 Lunar Phase 

Lunar phase
2026-01-07 05:50 AST
18.49d, 85%

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