FPCN11 CWHX 160746
FORECASTS FOR NOVA SCOTIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT
5:00 A.M. ADT FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER 2026 FOR TODAY AND SATURDAY.
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
LUNENBURG COUNTY
KINGS COUNTY
HANTS COUNTY
COLCHESTER COUNTY - TRURO AND SOUTH.
TODAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON.
 WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 10.
 UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..RAIN. RISK OF THUNDERSHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING AND
 OVERNIGHT. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM EXCEPT 25 MM IN AREAS OF HEAVIEST
 RAIN. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 GUSTING TO 50 NEAR MIDNIGHT.
 TEMPERATURE RISING TO 16 BY MORNING.
SATURDAY..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY. FOG
 PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING
 TO 50 BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING.
 TEMPERATURE FALLING TO 8 IN THE MORNING THEN STEADY. UV INDEX 3 OR
 MODERATE.

QUEENS COUNTY
SHELBURNE COUNTY
YARMOUTH COUNTY
DIGBY COUNTY
ANNAPOLIS COUNTY.
TODAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
 AFTERNOON. RAIN BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 5 MM. WIND BECOMING
 SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 3 OR
 MODERATE.
TONIGHT..RAIN. RISK OF THUNDERSHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING AND AFTER
 MIDNIGHT. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM EXCEPT 25 MM IN AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAIN.
 FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTH 40 KM/H GUSTING TO
 60 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 GUSTING TO 50 NEAR MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE
 RISING TO 15 BY MORNING.
SATURDAY..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY. FOG
 PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING
 TO 40. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO 8 IN THE MORNING THEN STEADY. UV
 INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.

COLCHESTER COUNTY - COBEQUID BAY
CUMBERLAND COUNTY - MINAS SHORE
CUMBERLAND COUNTY NORTH AND COBEQUID PASS
COLCHESTER COUNTY NORTH.
TODAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON.
 WIND BECOMING SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 9.
 WIND CHILL MINUS 6 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..RAIN. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM EXCEPT 25 MM IN AREAS OF HEAVIEST
 RAIN. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING WEST 30 GUSTING TO 50 OVERNIGHT. LOW 6 WITH
 TEMPERATURE RISING TO 15 BY MORNING.
SATURDAY..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY. FOG
 PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50
 BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE
 FALLING TO 7 IN THE MORNING THEN STEADY. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.

PICTOU COUNTY
ANTIGONISH COUNTY
GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR NOON WITH
 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHWEST
 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS MORNING. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..RAIN. RISK OF THUNDERSHOWERS OVERNIGHT. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM
 EXCEPT 20 MM IN AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAIN. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING
 OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING
 TO 60 THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 GUSTING TO 50
 OVERNIGHT. LOW 7 WITH TEMPERATURE RISING TO 16 BY MORNING.
SATURDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING NEAR NOON THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE
 MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING NORTHWEST 30
 GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO 7 IN THE
 MORNING THEN STEADY. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.

SYDNEY METRO AND CAPE BRETON COUNTY
RICHMOND COUNTY
INVERNESS COUNTY - SOUTH OF MABOU.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY
 THIS MORNING AND LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING
 TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS MORNING. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING.
 RAIN BEGINNING THIS EVENING. RISK OF THUNDERSHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
 AMOUNT 10 TO 20 MM. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH
 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 60 NEAR MIDNIGHT.
 LOW 6 WITH TEMPERATURE RISING TO 15 BY MORNING.
SATURDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON THEN MAINLY CLOUDY
 WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE
 MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING NORTHWEST 30
 GUSTING TO 50 NEAR NOON. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO 7 IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.

INVERNESS COUNTY - MABOU AND NORTH.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND
 NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT THIS MORNING. HIGH 9.
 UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING.
 RAIN BEGINNING THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 10 TO 20 MM. FOG PATCHES
 DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 INCREASING TO
 50 GUSTING TO 70 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 90 FROM MARGAREE HARBOUR TO BAY
 ST. LAWRENCE OVERNIGHT. LOW 6 WITH TEMPERATURE RISING TO 15 BY
 MORNING.
SATURDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 MM. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN
 THE MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING NORTHWEST
 30 GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO 7 IN THE
 AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.

VICTORIA COUNTY.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND
 NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT THIS MORNING. HIGH 9.
 UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING.
 RAIN BEGINNING THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 10 TO 20 MM. FOG PATCHES
 DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 INCREASING TO
 50 GUSTING TO 70 NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 6 WITH TEMPERATURE RISING TO 15
 BY MORNING.
SATURDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 MM. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN
 THE MORNING. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING NORTHWEST
 30 GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO 7 IN THE
 AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.

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