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FORECASTS FOR NOVA SCOTIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT
5:00 A.M. AST MONDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2026 FOR TODAY AND TUESDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. AST.
HALIFAX METRO AND HALIFAX COUNTY WEST.
TODAY..CLOUDY. SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY AND BLOWING SNOW BEGINNING NEAR
NOON. AMOUNT 15 CM. WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
THIS MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 70 EXCEPT GUSTING TO
90 OVER EXPOSED AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH ZERO. WIND CHILL MINUS 13
THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY CHANGING TO RAIN OR SNOW NEAR MIDNIGHT
THEN TO A FEW FLURRIES BEFORE MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 10 TO 15 CM.
BLOWING SNOW THIS EVENING. WIND NORTHEAST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 70
EXCEPT GUSTING TO 90 OVER EXPOSED AREAS THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING
EAST 30 GUSTING TO 50 LATE THIS EVENING THEN NORTHWEST 40 GUSTING TO
60 BEFORE MORNING. TEMPERATURE RISING TO PLUS 2 THIS EVENING THEN
FALLING.
TUESDAY..A FEW FLURRIES ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY.
WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40
IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR ZERO. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
HALIFAX COUNTY - EAST OF PORTERS LAKE.
TODAY..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS MORNING. SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY BEGINNING
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 CM. BLOWING SNOW OVER EXPOSED
AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
THIS MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 60 EXCEPT GUSTING TO
80 OVER EXPOSED AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 1. WIND CHILL
MINUS 14 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 7 THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY CHANGING TO RAIN NEAR MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL
AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. BLOWING SNOW OVER
EXPOSED AREAS THIS EVENING. WIND NORTHEAST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60
EXCEPT GUSTING TO 80 OVER EXPOSED AREAS THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING
SOUTHEAST 20 LATE THIS EVENING THEN NORTHWEST 40 GUSTING TO 60
BEFORE MORNING. TEMPERATURE RISING TO PLUS 3 BY MORNING.
TUESDAY..A FEW FLURRIES ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN CLOUDY. WIND
NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40 IN
THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO ZERO IN THE MORNING THEN
STEADY. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
LUNENBURG COUNTY
QUEENS COUNTY
SHELBURNE COUNTY.
TODAY..CLOUDY. SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY AND BLOWING SNOW BEGINNING THIS
MORNING. AMOUNT 15 TO 25 CM. WIND EAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50
BECOMING NORTHEAST 50 GUSTING TO 80 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 100 OVER
EXPOSED AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH ZERO. WIND CHILL MINUS 13 THIS
MORNING.
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY AND BLOWING SNOW CHANGING TO A FEW
FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. RAIN ALONG PARTS OF THE COAST LATE THIS EVENING
AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. AMOUNT 10 TO 20 CM. WIND NORTHEAST 50 KM/H
GUSTING TO 80 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 100 OVER EXPOSED AREAS THIS EVENING.
WIND BECOMING NORTH 40 GUSTING TO 60 LATE THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURE
STEADY NEAR ZERO. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 OVERNIGHT.
TUESDAY..A FEW FLURRIES ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY.
WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40
IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 IN THE MORNING. UV
INDEX 2 OR LOW.
YARMOUTH COUNTY.
TODAY..CLOUDY. SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY AND BLOWING SNOW BEGINNING THIS
MORNING. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 CM. WIND EAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50
BECOMING NORTHEAST 40 GUSTING TO 70 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 90 OVER
EXPOSED AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 1. WIND CHILL NEAR
MINUS 13.
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY AND BLOWING SNOW. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM.
WIND NORTHEAST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 70 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 90 OVER
EXPOSED AREAS THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING NORTH 40 GUSTING TO 60
LATE THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 1. WIND CHILL NEAR
MINUS 9.
TUESDAY..A FEW FLURRIES ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY.
WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40
IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 1. WIND CHILL NEAR
MINUS 10. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
DIGBY COUNTY
ANNAPOLIS COUNTY
KINGS COUNTY.
TODAY..CLOUDY. SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY AND BLOWING SNOW BEGINNING LATE
THIS MORNING. AMOUNT 10 CM. WIND EAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
NORTHEAST 40 GUSTING TO 70 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 90 OVER EXPOSED AREAS
THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 2. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 13. UV INDEX 1
OR LOW.
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY AND BLOWING SNOW. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 CM.
WIND NORTHEAST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 70 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 90 OVER
EXPOSED AREAS THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING NORTH 40 GUSTING TO 60
NEAR MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 2. WIND CHILL NEAR
MINUS 10.
TUESDAY..SNOW ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. BLOWING SNOW IN THE MORNING. WIND
NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH ZERO. WIND CHILL MINUS 10 IN THE
MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
HANTS COUNTY.
TODAY..CLOUDY. SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
AMOUNT 10 CM. BLOWING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. WIND EAST 20 KM/H GUSTING
TO 40 BECOMING NORTHEAST 40 GUSTING TO 70 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 90 OVER
EXPOSED AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 2. WIND CHILL NEAR
MINUS 13. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY AND BLOWING SNOW. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 CM.
WIND NORTHEAST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 70 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 90 OVER
EXPOSED AREAS THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING NORTH 40 GUSTING TO 60
NEAR MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 2. WIND CHILL NEAR
MINUS 10.
TUESDAY..SNOW ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. BLOWING SNOW IN THE MORNING. WIND
NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH ZERO. WIND CHILL MINUS 10 IN THE
MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
COLCHESTER COUNTY - TRURO AND SOUTH.
TODAY..CLOUDY. SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY AND BLOWING SNOW BEGINNING THIS
AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 10 CM. WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40 THIS MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 70 THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH MINUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 13 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 7 THIS
AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY AND BLOWING SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN OR
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN TO A FEW FLURRIES BEFORE MORNING. SNOWFALL
AMOUNT 10 TO 15 CM. WIND NORTHEAST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 70 DIMINISHING
TO 20 GUSTING TO 40 LATE THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 40
GUSTING TO 60 BEFORE MORNING. TEMPERATURE RISING TO PLUS 2 BY
MORNING.
TUESDAY..A FEW FLURRIES ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY.
WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40
IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO ZERO IN THE MORNING THEN
STEADY. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
COLCHESTER COUNTY - COBEQUID BAY
CUMBERLAND COUNTY - MINAS SHORE
CUMBERLAND COUNTY NORTH AND COBEQUID PASS
COLCHESTER COUNTY NORTH.
TODAY..CLOUDY. SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY AND BLOWING SNOW BEGINNING THIS
AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 60 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 80 OVER EXPOSED
AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 15 THIS MORNING
AND MINUS 9 THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY AND BLOWING SNOW. AMOUNT 10 TO 20 CM.
WIND NORTHEAST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 80 OVER
EXPOSED AREAS. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 2. WIND CHILL NEAR
MINUS 11.
TUESDAY..SNOW ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT
CHANCE OF FLURRIES. BLOWING SNOW IN THE MORNING. WIND NORTH 40 KM/H
GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING NORTHWEST 30 GUSTING TO 50 NEAR NOON.
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 2. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 11. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
PICTOU COUNTY
ANTIGONISH COUNTY.
TODAY..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS MORNING. SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY BEGINNING
THIS AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. BLOWING SNOW OVER EXPOSED AREAS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
THIS MORNING THEN EAST 40 GUSTING TO 60 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 80 OVER
EXPOSED AREAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 14
THIS MORNING AND MINUS 7 THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY CHANGING TO RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT 10 TO 15 CM. RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 MM. BLOWING SNOW OVER
EXPOSED AREAS THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND EAST 40 KM/H
GUSTING TO 60 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 80 OVER EXPOSED AREAS THIS EVENING
AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE RISING TO PLUS 3 BY MORNING.
TUESDAY..RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW CHANGING TO A FEW FLURRIES IN THE
MORNING AND ENDING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY. SNOWFALL
AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO 20
GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO ZERO IN
THE MORNING THEN STEADY. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY.
TODAY..CLOUDY. SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 5
TO 10 CM. BLOWING SNOW OVER EXPOSED AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. WIND
BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS MORNING THEN
INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 60 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 80 OVER EXPOSED
AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 14 THIS MORNING
AND MINUS 7 THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY CHANGING TO RAIN NEAR MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL
AMOUNT 10 TO 15 CM. RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. BLOWING SNOW OVER
EXPOSED AREAS THIS EVENING. WIND NORTHEAST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60
EXCEPT GUSTING TO 80 OVER EXPOSED AREAS THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING
SOUTHEAST 30 GUSTING TO 50 LATE THIS EVENING THEN LIGHT BEFORE
MORNING. TEMPERATURE RISING TO PLUS 3 BY MORNING.
TUESDAY..RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW ENDING EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN CLOUDY
WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 40 KM/H
GUSTING TO 60 IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO ZERO IN THE
MORNING THEN STEADY. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 2
OR LOW.
SYDNEY METRO AND CAPE BRETON COUNTY
RICHMOND COUNTY.
TODAY..CLOUDY. SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
AMOUNT 5 CM. BLOWING SNOW OVER EXPOSED AREAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
WIND NORTH 20 KM/H BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 GUSTING TO 40 THIS MORNING
THEN EAST 40 GUSTING TO 60 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 1. WIND
CHILL NEAR MINUS 10. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY CHANGING TO RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT 10 TO 20 CM. RAINFALL AMOUNT 2 MM. BLOWING SNOW OVER
EXPOSED AREAS THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND EAST 50 KM/H
GUSTING TO 80 BECOMING SOUTHEAST 30 GUSTING TO 50 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE RISING TO PLUS 3 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL MINUS 10 THIS
EVENING.
TUESDAY..RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW CHANGING TO A FEW FLURRIES IN THE
AFTERNOON AND ENDING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY. RAINFALL
AMOUNT 5 MM. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 LATE IN
THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO ZERO IN THE AFTERNOON.
INVERNESS COUNTY - SOUTH OF MABOU.
TODAY..CLOUDY. SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
AMOUNT 5 CM. BLOWING SNOW OVER EXPOSED AREAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
WIND NORTH 20 KM/H BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 GUSTING TO 40 THIS MORNING
THEN EAST 40 GUSTING TO 60 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 1. WIND
CHILL NEAR MINUS 10. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY CHANGING TO RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT 10 TO 15 CM. RAINFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 MM. BLOWING SNOW
OVER EXPOSED AREAS THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND EAST
50 KM/H GUSTING TO 80 BECOMING SOUTHEAST 30 GUSTING TO 50 AFTER
MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE RISING TO PLUS 3 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL
MINUS 10 THIS EVENING.
TUESDAY..RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW CHANGING TO A FEW FLURRIES IN THE
AFTERNOON AND ENDING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY. RAINFALL
AMOUNT 2 TO 4 MM. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 IN
THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO ZERO IN THE AFTERNOON.
INVERNESS COUNTY - MABOU AND NORTH.
TODAY..CLOUDY. SNOW BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING
NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS MORNING THEN EAST 40 GUSTING TO
70 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 90 FROM MARGAREE HARBOUR TO BAY ST. LAWRENCE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 1. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 11. UV
INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..SNOW BECOMING MIXED WITH RAIN OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 10
TO 15 CM. BLOWING SNOW OVER EXPOSED AREAS. WIND EAST 40 KM/H GUSTING
TO 70 INCREASING TO 60 GUSTING TO 80 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 120 FROM
MARGAREE HARBOUR TO BAY ST. LAWRENCE LATE THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURE RISING TO PLUS 2 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL
MINUS 10 THIS EVENING.
TUESDAY..SNOW. SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT
5 CM. BLOWING SNOW OVER EXPOSED AREAS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
BECOMING NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 70 LATE IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 2 IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 11
IN THE AFTERNOON.
VICTORIA COUNTY.
TODAY..CLOUDY. SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY AND BLOWING SNOW BEGINNING LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING
TO 40 THIS MORNING THEN EAST 40 GUSTING TO 70 LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH MINUS 1. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 11. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY AND BLOWING SNOW. RAIN ALONG PARTS OF
THE COAST OVERNIGHT. AMOUNT 15 TO 25 CM EXCEPT 40 CM IN AREAS OF
HEAVIEST SNOW. WIND EAST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 70 BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20
GUSTING TO 40 OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR ZERO. WIND CHILL
MINUS 9 THIS EVENING.
TUESDAY..RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW CHANGING TO A FEW FLURRIES LATE IN THE
MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND BECOMING WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO
50 LATE IN THE MORNING THEN NORTHWEST 40 GUSTING TO 60. HIGH PLUS 3
WITH TEMPERATURE FALLING TO ZERO IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR
LOW.
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