FPCN11 CWHX 121343
FORECASTS FOR NOVA SCOTIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT
11:00 A.M. ADT THURSDAY 12 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY AND FRIDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.M. ADT.

HALIFAX METRO AND HALIFAX COUNTY WEST
LUNENBURG COUNTY
QUEENS COUNTY.
TODAY..SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE. RISK OF A THUNDERSHOWER EARLY THIS
 AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 5 MM. FOG PATCHES. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING
 TO 50. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 10. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY THIS
 EVENING. RAIN BEGINNING THIS EVENING THEN CHANGING TO SNOW MIXED
 WITH ICE PELLETS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN AFTER
 MIDNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. SNOW AND ICE PELLET AMOUNT
 2 CM. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 THIS EVENING. LOW
 MINUS 2.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE
 MORNING. CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING
 TO 50 BECOMING WEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 3.
 WIND CHILL MINUS 9 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.

HALIFAX COUNTY - EAST OF PORTERS LAKE
GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY.
TODAY..SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE. RISK OF A THUNDERSHOWER EARLY THIS
 AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 5 MM. FOG PATCHES. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING
 TO 50. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE EARLY
 THIS EVENING. RAIN BEGINNING THIS EVENING THEN CHANGING TO SNOW
 MIXED WITH ICE PELLETS BEFORE MORNING. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN BEFORE
 MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNT 10 TO 20 MM. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS
 EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING NORTHWEST 20
 GUSTING TO 40 THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 2.
FRIDAY..SNOW ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT
 CHANCE OF FLURRIES. CLEARING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 2 CM.
 WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH ZERO. WIND CHILL MINUS 9
 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.

SHELBURNE COUNTY
YARMOUTH COUNTY
DIGBY COUNTY.
TODAY..SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE. RISK OF A THUNDERSHOWER NEAR NOON. AMOUNT
 5 MM. FOG PATCHES. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING
 WEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 10. UV
 INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..RAIN SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE CHANGING TO FLURRIES OR ICE PELLETS
 NEAR MIDNIGHT. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST
 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE
 MORNING. CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING
 TO 50 BECOMING WEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 3.
 WIND CHILL MINUS 9 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.

ANNAPOLIS COUNTY
KINGS COUNTY
HANTS COUNTY.
TODAY..SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE. RISK OF A THUNDERSHOWER EARLY THIS
 AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS
 AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. TEMPERATURE STEADY
 NEAR 12. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW MIXED WITH ICE PELLETS NEAR
 MIDNIGHT. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN LATE THIS EVENING AND AFTER
 MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND ICE PELLET AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST
 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 12
 OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING.
 CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50
 BECOMING WEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 1. WIND
 CHILL MINUS 12 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.

COLCHESTER COUNTY - TRURO AND SOUTH
PICTOU COUNTY
ANTIGONISH COUNTY.
TODAY..SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE. RISK OF A THUNDERSHOWER EARLY THIS
 AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. FOG PATCHES. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE EARLY
 THIS EVENING. RAIN BEGINNING THIS EVENING THEN CHANGING TO SNOW
 MIXED WITH ICE PELLETS OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT.
 RAINFALL AMOUNT 10 MM. SNOW AND ICE PELLET AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND
 SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 AFTER
 MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 13 OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..SNOW ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT
 CHANCE OF FLURRIES. CLEARING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 5 CM.
 WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH ZERO. WIND CHILL MINUS 13
 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.

COLCHESTER COUNTY - COBEQUID BAY
CUMBERLAND COUNTY - MINAS SHORE
CUMBERLAND COUNTY NORTH AND COBEQUID PASS
COLCHESTER COUNTY NORTH.
TODAY..SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE. AMOUNT 5 MM. FOG PATCHES. WIND SOUTHWEST
 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING WEST 20 THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE
 STEADY NEAR 11. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW MIXED WITH ICE PELLETS NEAR
 MIDNIGHT. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN LATE THIS EVENING AND AFTER
 MIDNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 MM. SNOW AND ICE PELLET AMOUNT 5 TO
 10 CM. WIND WEST 20 KM/H BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 THIS
 EVENING. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 13 OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..SNOW ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE
 OF FLURRIES. CLEARING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING WEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON.
 HIGH ZERO. WIND CHILL MINUS 13 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.

SYDNEY METRO AND CAPE BRETON COUNTY
RICHMOND COUNTY
INVERNESS COUNTY - SOUTH OF MABOU.
TODAY..SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE. RISK OF A THUNDERSHOWER EARLY THIS
 AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. FOG PATCHES. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE THIS
 EVENING. RAIN BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. FOG
 PATCHES DISSIPATING OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50
 BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW ZERO.
FRIDAY..SNOW MIXED WITH ICE PELLETS ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN MAINLY
 CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. SNOW AND ICE PELLET
 AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 INCREASING TO 40
 GUSTING TO 60 IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 4 IN THE
 MORNING THEN RISING. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 13. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.

INVERNESS COUNTY - MABOU AND NORTH.
TODAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. FOG PATCHES. WIND
 SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW MIXED WITH ICE PELLETS
 BEFORE MORNING. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN BEFORE MORNING. RAINFALL
 AMOUNT 5 MM. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST
 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 NEAR
 MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 1.
FRIDAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
 INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 70 IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE FALLING
 TO MINUS 5 IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 IN THE MORNING AND
 MINUS 14 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.

VICTORIA COUNTY.
TODAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN NEAR NOON. RAINFALL
 AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. FOG PATCHES. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 60 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW MIXED WITH ICE PELLETS
 BEFORE MORNING. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN BEFORE MORNING. RAINFALL
 AMOUNT 5 MM. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST
 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 NEAR
 MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 1.
FRIDAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
 INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 70 IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE FALLING
 TO MINUS 5 IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 IN THE MORNING AND
 MINUS 14 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.

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