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FPCN11 CWHX 231936  
FORECASTS FOR NOVA SCOTIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT  
4:00 P.M. AST MONDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2026 FOR TONIGHT TUESDAY AND TUESDAY  
NIGHT.  
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. AST TUESDAY.  
 
HALIFAX METRO AND HALIFAX COUNTY WEST.  
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY CHANGING TO RAIN OR SNOW NEAR MIDNIGHT  
THEN TO A FEW FLURRIES BEFORE MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 15 TO 25 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 LATE 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.  
TUESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN  
THE EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. WIND  
NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 5.  
WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 8.  
 
HALIFAX COUNTY - EAST OF PORTERS LAKE.  
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY CHANGING TO RAIN NEAR MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL  
AMOUNT 15 TO 25 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. WIND CHILL  
MINUS 9 THIS EVENING.  
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  
FALLING SLOWLY. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 2 OR  
LOW.  
TUESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT  
LATE IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 6. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 9.  
 
LUNENBURG COUNTY  
QUEENS COUNTY  
SHELBURNE COUNTY.  
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 20 TO 30 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.  
TUESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN  
THE EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. WIND WEST  
20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 8. WIND CHILL NEAR  
MINUS 10.  
 
YARMOUTH COUNTY.  
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY AND BLOWING SNOW. AMOUNT 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 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.  
TUESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN  
THE EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. WIND  
NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 6. WIND CHILL  
NEAR MINUS 10.  
 
DIGBY COUNTY  
ANNAPOLIS COUNTY  
KINGS COUNTY.  
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY AND BLOWING SNOW. AMOUNT 15 TO 25 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 11.  
TUESDAY..FLURRIES ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY. 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.  
TUESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND  
WEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 6. WIND CHILL  
NEAR MINUS 10.  
 
HANTS COUNTY.  
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY AND BLOWING SNOW. AMOUNT 15 TO 25 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 11.  
TUESDAY..FLURRIES ENDING NEAR NOON THEN MAINLY CLOUDY. 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.  
TUESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. WIND WEST  
20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 8. WIND CHILL NEAR  
MINUS 12.  
 
COLCHESTER COUNTY - TRURO AND SOUTH.  
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY CHANGING TO RAIN OR SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT  
THEN TO A FEW FLURRIES BEFORE MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 15 TO 25 CM.  
BLOWING SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. 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. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 THIS EVENING.  
TUESDAY..A FEW FLURRIES ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON 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.  
TUESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN  
THE EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING  
LIGHT LATE IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 8. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 11.  
 
COLCHESTER COUNTY - COBEQUID BAY  
CUMBERLAND COUNTY - MINAS SHORE  
CUMBERLAND COUNTY NORTH AND COBEQUID PASS  
COLCHESTER COUNTY NORTH.  
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. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. 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.  
TUESDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN  
THE EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING  
LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 6. WIND CHILL MINUS 12 IN THE  
EVENING AND MINUS 7 OVERNIGHT.  
 
PICTOU COUNTY  
ANTIGONISH COUNTY.  
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY CHANGING TO RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SNOWFALL AMOUNT 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. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 THIS  
EVENING.  
TUESDAY..RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO A FEW FLURRIES IN THE MORNING.  
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 FALLING SLOWLY. WIND CHILL  
MINUS 9 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
TUESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN  
THE EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING  
LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 8. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 14.  
 
GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY.  
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY CHANGING TO RAIN NEAR MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL  
AMOUNT 15 TO 25 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. WIND CHILL MINUS 9  
THIS EVENING.  
TUESDAY..RAIN 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 FALLING  
SLOWLY. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
TUESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT  
LATE IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 7. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 10.  
 
SYDNEY METRO AND CAPE BRETON COUNTY  
RICHMOND COUNTY  
INVERNESS COUNTY - SOUTH OF MABOU.  
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY CHANGING TO RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SNOWFALL AMOUNT 15 TO 25 CM. RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 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 ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH  
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. RAINFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 MM. WIND  
BECOMING NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 LATE IN THE MORNING.  
TEMPERATURE FALLING TO ZERO IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
TUESDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE  
EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING WEST 20 AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 12.  
 
INVERNESS COUNTY - MABOU AND NORTH.  
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 10  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TUESDAY NIGHT..FLURRIES ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY. AMOUNT 2  
TO 4 CM. WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING WEST 20  
GUSTING TO 40 NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 11.  
 
VICTORIA COUNTY.  
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.  
TUESDAY NIGHT..A FEW FLURRIES ENDING OVERNIGHT THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.  
WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING WEST 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT.  
LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 10.  
 
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