How to interpret surface observations

Latest Nova Scotia Observations/Forecast:

Plymouth State University Weather Center
URL Address:  <a href="https://vortex.plymouth.edu/">https://vortex.plymouth.edu</a><br>
Nova Scotia Observations for Sat May 24 at 07:00 AM EDT
                   T  TD  RH    WIND   GUST ALSTG   SLP   VIS  CLOUDS  WX        PR6 PR24 
   Station         F   F   % deg    kts kts in Hg    mb    mi 100ftCOV            in  in       ID 
BEAVER ISLAND(MA  42  42 100 230 at  10            1010.7                                   CWBV
BRIER ISLAND(AUT  44  43  96 170 at   5            1008.9                                   CWVU
CARIBOU POINT(MA  46  42  88 190 at   9            1010.7                                   CWBK
DEBERT            44  42  95 160 at   6            1010.1                                   CZDB
GRAND ETANG (AUT  48  43  80 190 at   3            1010.8                                   CWZQ
GREENWOOD (CAN-M  46  43  87 200 at   5     29.8           15 22  BKN -DZ                   CYZX
HALIFAX INTL ARP  43  43 100 180 at   7     29.82  1010.5   3 4   BKN -DZ                   CYHZ
HART ISLAND (MAP  42  42 100 350 at   3            1012.3                                   CWRN
INGONISH_BEACH    41  41 100  30 at   1            1011.6                                   CXIB
KEJIMKUJIK_1      45  43  93 240 at   5            1010.0                                   CWKG
KENTVILLE (AUTO8  46  42  85 210 at   5            1009.6                                   CXKT
LUNENBURG         46  46 100 200 at   5            1009.9                                   CXLB
MALAY FALLS       44  43  98     at                                                         CXMY
MCNABS_ISLAND     45  43  94     at                1010.3                                   CXMI
NAPPAN_RCS,       45  43  91 160 at   8            1009.4                                   CXNP
NORTH MOUNTAIN    37  37 100 110 at   3                                                     CXNM
PORT HAWKESBURY   43  43 100 140 at   4     29.86  1011.7   6 2   OVC BR                    CYPD
SABLE ISLAND      46  46 100 200 at   3     29.87  1011.8   1 8   OVC BR                    CWSA
ST. PAUL ISL(MAP  39  39 100 110 at  22                                                     CWEF
SYDNEY AIRPORT    43  43 100 100 at   3     29.89  1012.4   1 16  OVC BR                    CYQY
TRACADIE          44  42  93 200 at   5            1011.6                                   CXTD
WESTERN HEAD (MA  45  44  97 200 at  10            1010.9                                   CWWE
YARMOUTH AIRPORT  45  45 100 240 at   6     29.81  1009.8  12 49  OVC -SH RA                CYQI



487 
FPCN11 CWHX 240730
FORECASTS FOR NOVA SCOTIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT
5:00 A.M. ADT SATURDAY 24 MAY 2025 FOR TODAY AND SUNDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. ADT.

HALIFAX METRO AND HALIFAX COUNTY WEST
HALIFAX COUNTY - EAST OF PORTERS LAKE
HANTS COUNTY
COLCHESTER COUNTY - TRURO AND SOUTH
COLCHESTER COUNTY - COBEQUID BAY
CUMBERLAND COUNTY - MINAS SHORE
CUMBERLAND COUNTY NORTH AND COBEQUID PASS
COLCHESTER COUNTY NORTH.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE
 THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING THIS
 AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST
 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS MORNING. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..SHOWERS. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 6.
SUNDAY..SHOWERS. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING NEAR NOON. HIGH 11. UV
 INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.

LUNENBURG COUNTY
QUEENS COUNTY
SHELBURNE COUNTY
YARMOUTH COUNTY
DIGBY COUNTY
ANNAPOLIS COUNTY
KINGS COUNTY.
TODAY..SHOWERS. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST
 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS MORNING. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 3 OR
 MODERATE.
TONIGHT..SHOWERS. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 7.
SUNDAY..SHOWERS. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING NEAR NOON. HIGH 11. UV
 INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.

PICTOU COUNTY
ANTIGONISH COUNTY
GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE OR SHOWERS THIS
 MORNING. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 7
 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. FOG PATCHES
 DEVELOPING NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 6.
SUNDAY..SHOWERS. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING NEAR NOON. HIGH 12. UV
 INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.

CAPE BRETON.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING AND
 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. HIGH 14.
 UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. FOG PATCHES
 DEVELOPING NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 6.
SUNDAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A FEW
 SHOWERS BEGINNING NEAR NOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING NEAR NOON.
 HIGH 13. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.

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489 
FPCN51 CWHX 240730
EXTENDED FORECASTS FROM SUNDAY NIGHT 25 MAY TO FRIDAY 30 MAY FOR NOVA
SCOTIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. ADT SATURDAY 24 MAY
2025.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. ADT.

HALIFAX METRO AND HALIFAX COUNTY WEST
LUNENBURG COUNTY
QUEENS COUNTY.
SUNDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. LOW PLUS 5.
MONDAY..CLOUDY. HIGH 12.
MONDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. LOW PLUS 4.
TUESDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 20.
TUESDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. LOW 8.
WEDNESDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 24.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY PERIODS. LOW 10.
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH 24.
THURSDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOW 11.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH 16.
NORMALS FOR THE PERIOD..LOW 7. HIGH 17.

HALIFAX COUNTY - EAST OF PORTERS LAKE
GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY.
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOW 6.
MONDAY..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH 11.
MONDAY NIGHT..CLEARING. LOW PLUS 4.
TUESDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 16.
TUESDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. LOW 9.
WEDNESDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 23.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY PERIODS. LOW 10.
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH 19.
THURSDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY PERIODS. LOW 10.
FRIDAY..SHOWERS. HIGH 14.
NORMALS FOR THE PERIOD..LOW 6. HIGH 15.

SHELBURNE COUNTY
YARMOUTH COUNTY
DIGBY COUNTY.
SUNDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY PERIODS. LOW 7.
MONDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 14.
MONDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. LOW 7.
TUESDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 17.
TUESDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. LOW 10.
WEDNESDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 19.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY PERIODS. LOW 9.
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH 18.
THURSDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOW 11.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH 14.
NORMALS FOR THE PERIOD..LOW 7. HIGH 16.

ANNAPOLIS COUNTY
KINGS COUNTY
HANTS COUNTY.
SUNDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. LOW 6.
MONDAY..CLEARING. HIGH 14.
MONDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. LOW 6.
TUESDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 23.
TUESDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. LOW 9.
WEDNESDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 25.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. LOW 9.
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH 24.
THURSDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOW 13.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH 18.
NORMALS FOR THE PERIOD..LOW 7. HIGH 18.

COLCHESTER COUNTY - TRURO AND SOUTH
COLCHESTER COUNTY - COBEQUID BAY
CUMBERLAND COUNTY - MINAS SHORE
CUMBERLAND COUNTY NORTH AND COBEQUID PASS
COLCHESTER COUNTY NORTH
PICTOU COUNTY
ANTIGONISH COUNTY.
SUNDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS. LOW 6.
MONDAY..CLOUDY. HIGH 9.
MONDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. LOW PLUS 2.
TUESDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 22.
TUESDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. LOW 11.
WEDNESDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 24.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY PERIODS. LOW 10.
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH 22.
THURSDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY PERIODS. LOW 11.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH 16.
NORMALS FOR THE PERIOD..LOW 6. HIGH 16.

CAPE BRETON.
SUNDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. LOW PLUS 5.
MONDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH 8.
MONDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. LOW PLUS 2.
TUESDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 20.
TUESDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. LOW 10.
WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH 20.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY PERIODS. LOW 11.
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH 24.
THURSDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY PERIODS. LOW 11.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH 17.
NORMALS FOR THE PERIOD..LOW PLUS 4. HIGH 13.

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