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FORECASTS FOR NOVA SCOTIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT
11:00 A.M. AST FRIDAY 16 JANUARY 2026 FOR TODAY AND SATURDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.M. AST.
HALIFAX METRO AND HALIFAX COUNTY WEST
LUNENBURG COUNTY
QUEENS COUNTY.
TODAY..RAIN ENDING NEAR NOON THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT
CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
WEST 40 GUSTING TO 70 THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 2
THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 11 THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR
LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS
EVENING. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND WEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 70
BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 THIS EVENING THEN LIGHT BEFORE
MORNING. LOW MINUS 7. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 13.
SATURDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS EARLY IN THE MORNING. 60 PERCENT
CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H IN THE MORNING. HIGH PLUS 2. WIND CHILL
MINUS 10 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
HALIFAX COUNTY - EAST OF PORTERS LAKE
GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY.
TODAY..RAIN ENDING NEAR NOON THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN 60 PERCENT CHANCE
OF FLURRIES LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40 INCREASING TO 50 GUSTING TO 80 THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE
FALLING TO ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS EVENING.
CLEARING OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 80 BECOMING
WEST 30 GUSTING TO 50 LATE THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 7. WIND CHILL
MINUS 10 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 16 OVERNIGHT.
SATURDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WEST 20 KM/H BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 IN
THE MORNING. HIGH ZERO. WIND CHILL MINUS 13 IN THE MORNING. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
SHELBURNE COUNTY
YARMOUTH COUNTY
DIGBY COUNTY.
TODAY..FLURRIES. AMOUNT 2 CM. BLOWING SNOW OVER EXPOSED AREAS THIS
AFTERNOON. WIND WEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 80. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO
MINUS 3 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 12 THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT..FLURRIES ENDING THIS EVENING THEN CLEARING. BLOWING SNOW
OVER EXPOSED AREAS EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND WEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO
80 BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 THIS EVENING THEN LIGHT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 12.
SATURDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. A FEW FLURRIES BEGINNING IN THE
MORNING THEN CHANGING TO A FEW RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 4.
WIND CHILL MINUS 10 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
ANNAPOLIS COUNTY
KINGS COUNTY
HANTS COUNTY.
TODAY..RAIN CHANGING TO FLURRIES NEAR NOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM.
BLOWING SNOW OVER EXPOSED AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHWEST
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING WEST 40 GUSTING TO 70 THIS AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 4 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 13
THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT..FLURRIES ENDING THIS EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. BLOWING
SNOW OVER EXPOSED AREAS EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND WEST 40 KM/H
GUSTING TO 70 BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 THIS EVENING THEN
LIGHT OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 7. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 13.
SATURDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS EARLY IN THE MORNING. 60 PERCENT
CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH ZERO. WIND CHILL
MINUS 11 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
COLCHESTER COUNTY - TRURO AND SOUTH
COLCHESTER COUNTY - COBEQUID BAY
CUMBERLAND COUNTY - MINAS SHORE
CUMBERLAND COUNTY NORTH AND COBEQUID PASS
COLCHESTER COUNTY NORTH.
TODAY..RAIN CHANGING TO FLURRIES THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNT
2 CM. BLOWING SNOW OVER EXPOSED AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHWEST
30 KM/H BECOMING WEST 40 GUSTING TO 70 THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE
FALLING TO MINUS 4 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 14 THIS
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT..FLURRIES ENDING THIS EVENING THEN CLEARING. BLOWING SNOW
OVER EXPOSED AREAS EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND WEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO
70 DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40 THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING LIGHT
BEFORE MORNING. LOW MINUS 10. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 16.
SATURDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH
MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 14 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 7 IN THE
AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
PICTOU COUNTY
ANTIGONISH COUNTY
INVERNESS COUNTY - SOUTH OF MABOU.
TODAY..PERIODS OF RAIN CHANGING TO FLURRIES THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL
AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING NEAR NOON. WIND SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 70 THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE
FALLING TO MINUS 2 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 11 THIS
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT..FLURRIES ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN CLEARING. AMOUNT 2 CM.
BLOWING SNOW OVER EXPOSED AREAS THIS EVENING. WIND WEST 40 KM/H
GUSTING TO 70 BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 OVERNIGHT. LOW
MINUS 10. WIND CHILL MINUS 11 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 18 OVERNIGHT.
SATURDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WEST 20 KM/H BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 IN THE MORNING.
HIGH MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 17 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 5 IN THE
AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
SYDNEY METRO AND CAPE BRETON COUNTY
RICHMOND COUNTY.
TODAY..RAIN ENDING THIS AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS LATER THIS AFTERNOON THEN 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF
FLURRIES LATE THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNT 10 TO 20 MM. FOG
PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 50 GUSTING TO 80 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY
NEAR 7.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS EVENING.
CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 80
BECOMING NORTHWEST 40 GUSTING TO 70 LATE THIS EVENING THEN WEST 20
GUSTING TO 40 OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 7. WIND CHILL MINUS 15 OVERNIGHT.
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING. HIGH MINUS 2.
WIND CHILL MINUS 14 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 8 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
INVERNESS COUNTY - MABOU AND NORTH
VICTORIA COUNTY.
TODAY..RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL
AMOUNT 10 TO 20 MM. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 CM OVER THE HIGHLANDS. FOG
PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H
GUSTING TO 60 THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO ZERO THIS
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT..SNOW ENDING OVERNIGHT THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF
FLURRIES. AMOUNT 5 CM EXCEPT 10 CM OVER THE HIGHLANDS. BLOWING SNOW
OVER EXPOSED AREAS. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING
NORTHWEST 50 GUSTING TO 80 THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 30
GUSTING TO 50 OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 6. WIND CHILL MINUS 16 OVERNIGHT.
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY
IN THE MORNING. WIND WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING SOUTHWEST
30 GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING. HIGH MINUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 14
IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 9 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
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