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25-Dec-2025 23:06 AST 26-Dec-2025 03:06 UTC

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Current Conditions


Regular Observation at North Alton, NS
at 22:07 on 2025-12-25
Temperature-7.0°C
Humidity94%
Dewpoint-7.8°C
Barometer100.49kPa (↗)
Wind Speed3.5km/h
Gusting to8.0km/h
Wind Direction351°T (N)
Rain last 5min0.0mm
Rain since 21:000.0mm
Wind Chill-7.0 / -10.9°C


Today Summary at 22:07 on 2025-12-25
High Temperature-5.3 °C14:21
Low Temperature-7.8 °C21:07
Max Wind12.0 km/h02:04
Max gust17.8 km/h01:23
Avg direction53 °T (NE)
Wind Run34.6 km
Total Rain0.0 mm


Yesterday Summary at 23:59 on 2025-12-24
High Temperature-5.0 °C14:31
Low Temperature-11.8 °C00:00
Max Wind19.3 km/h13:24
Max gust30.6 km/h13:24
Avg direction69 °T (E)
Wind Run96.2 km
Total Rain0.0 mm





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Kentville Forecast


Kentville Forecast issued on 25-Dec-2025 at 04:00 PM AST
   Thursday night:   Periods of snow ending before morning then cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Amount 5 cm. Wind becoming north 20 km/h gusting to 40 early this evening. Low minus 8. Wind chill minus 4 this evening and minus 15 overnight.

Friday:   Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40. Temperature steady near minus 7. Wind chill near minus 15. UV index 1 or low.

   Friday night:   Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40. Temperature steady near minus 7. Wind chill near minus 14.

Saturday:   A mix of sun and cloud. High minus 4.

   Saturday night:   Clear. Low minus 8.

Sunday:   Sunny. High zero.

   Sunday night:   Clear. Low minus 7.

Monday:   A mix of sun and cloud. High plus 1.

   Monday night:   Flurries. Low zero.

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

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

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

Marine

Marine Forecast issued on 25-Dec-2025 at 3:30 PM AST
FQCN13 CWHX 251930 Marine forecasts for the Maritimes issued by Environment Canada at 3:30 p.m. AST Thursday 25 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 variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to northerly 20 to 25 early this evening and to northwest 25 to 35 late this evening. Wind becoming north 25 early Friday morning then diminishing to north 15 to 20 Friday afternoon. Snow changing to flurries this evening and ending Friday morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation. Freezing spray beginning this evening and ending Friday afternoon. Temperatures minus 1 falling to minus 8 Friday afternoon.

Grand Manan

Gale warning in effect. Freezing spray warning in effect. Wind northwest 30 knots increasing to northwest 35 this evening then diminishing to north 25 to 30 early Friday morning. Wind diminishing to north 20 Friday afternoon and to north 15 Friday evening. Snow or rain changing to flurries this evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation. Freezing spray beginning this evening and ending Friday evening. Temperatures minus 1 falling to minus 8 Friday afternoon.

Lurcher

Gale warning in effect. Freezing spray warning in effect. Wind northwest 30 knots increasing to northwest 35 this evening then diminishing to north 25 to 30 early Friday morning. Wind diminishing to north 20 Friday afternoon and to north 15 Friday evening. Snow or rain changing to flurries this evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation. Freezing spray beginning this evening and ending Friday evening. Temperatures minus 1 falling to minus 8 Friday 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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This is the weather you see and feel.

current surface map
Updated: 25-Dec-2025 at 12:15 PM AST

Upper Level Map

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

upper level (250mb) map
Updated: 25-Dec-2025 at 10:38 AM AST

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Astronomical Forecast


 Lunar Phase 

Lunar phase
2025-12-25 16:57 AST
5.96d, 35%

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First Quarter: 2025-12-27
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