FPCN11 CWHX 021840
FORECASTS FOR NOVA SCOTIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT
4:00 P.M. ADT THURSDAY 2 APRIL 2026 FOR TONIGHT FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. ADT FRIDAY.

HALIFAX METRO AND HALIFAX COUNTY WEST
LUNENBURG COUNTY
KINGS COUNTY
HANTS COUNTY.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS
 EVENING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 4
 OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY. A FEW FLURRIES OR PERIODS OF ICE PELLETS BEGINNING IN
 THE MORNING THEN CHANGING TO RAIN NEAR NOON. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN
 IN THE AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING
 IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH PLUS 3.
 UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 MM. FOG PATCHES. WIND
 SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. TEMPERATURE RISING TO 9 BY MORNING.

HALIFAX COUNTY - EAST OF PORTERS LAKE
COLCHESTER COUNTY - TRURO AND SOUTH.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS EVENING.
 WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 THIS EVENING.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. SNOW
 MIXED WITH ICE PELLETS BEGINNING NEAR NOON THEN CHANGING TO FREEZING
 RAIN OR RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND ICE PELLET AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND
 BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING. HIGH
 PLUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
FRIDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. RAIN AT TIMES MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN
 EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 MM. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING
 IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE RISING TO 6 BY MORNING.

QUEENS COUNTY
SHELBURNE COUNTY
YARMOUTH COUNTY
DIGBY COUNTY
ANNAPOLIS COUNTY.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS
 EVENING. WIND EAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW MINUS 1.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY. ICE PELLETS OR RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING EARLY IN THE
 MORNING THEN CHANGING TO RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNT 5
 TO 10 MM. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
 SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40
 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE. FOG PATCHES. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 50. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 6.

COLCHESTER COUNTY - COBEQUID BAY
CUMBERLAND COUNTY - MINAS SHORE
CUMBERLAND COUNTY NORTH AND COBEQUID PASS
COLCHESTER COUNTY NORTH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL
 MINUS 7 THIS EVENING.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. SNOW
 MIXED WITH ICE PELLETS BEGINNING NEAR NOON THEN CHANGING TO FREEZING
 RAIN OR RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND ICE PELLET AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND
 BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING. HIGH
 PLUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
FRIDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. RAIN AT TIMES MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN
 EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 MM. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING
 IN THE EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING NORTH
 20 GUSTING TO 40 OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURE RISING TO 7 BY MORNING.

PICTOU COUNTY
ANTIGONISH COUNTY
GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 6. WIND CHILL
 MINUS 8 OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. SNOW OR
 ICE PELLETS BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND ICE PELLET AMOUNT
 2 CM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE
 MORNING. HIGH MINUS 1. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 8. UV INDEX 3 OR
 MODERATE.
FRIDAY NIGHT..FREEZING RAIN OR ICE PELLETS CHANGING TO PERIODS OF
 RAIN IN THE EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 MM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE RISING TO 6
 BY MORNING.

SYDNEY METRO AND CAPE BRETON COUNTY
RICHMOND COUNTY
INVERNESS COUNTY - SOUTH OF MABOU.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 7. WIND CHILL
 MINUS 10 OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. SNOW BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON.
 AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE
 IN THE MORNING. HIGH MINUS 2. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 9. UV INDEX 3 OR
 MODERATE.
FRIDAY NIGHT..SNOW OR ICE PELLETS CHANGING TO RAIN AT TIMES MIXED
 WITH FREEZING RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING. SNOW AND ICE PELLET AMOUNT 5
 TO 10 CM. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND SOUTHEAST
 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURE RISING
 TO PLUS 1 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 IN THE EVENING.

INVERNESS COUNTY - MABOU AND NORTH.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 7. WIND CHILL
 MINUS 10 OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. SNOW BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON.
 AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50
 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 80 FROM MARGAREE HARBOUR TO BAY ST. LAWRENCE LATE
 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 2. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 10. UV INDEX 4
 OR MODERATE.
FRIDAY NIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES MIXED WITH ICE PELLETS CHANGING TO RAIN
 OR FREEZING RAIN NEAR MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND ICE PELLET AMOUNT 5 CM
 EXCEPT 10 CM OVER THE HIGHLANDS. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT.
 WIND SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 80 FROM
 MARGAREE HARBOUR TO BAY ST. LAWRENCE IN THE EVENING AND AFTER
 MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURE RISING TO
 PLUS 3 BY MORNING EXCEPT TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR ZERO OVER THE
 HIGHLANDS. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 IN THE EVENING.

VICTORIA COUNTY.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 7. WIND CHILL
 MINUS 10 OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. SNOW BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON.
 AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN
 THE AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 2. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 10. UV INDEX 4 OR
 MODERATE.
FRIDAY NIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES MIXED WITH ICE PELLETS CHANGING TO RAIN
 OR FREEZING RAIN NEAR MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND ICE PELLET AMOUNT 5 CM
 EXCEPT 10 CM OVER THE HIGHLANDS. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT.
 WIND SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT.
 TEMPERATURE RISING TO PLUS 3 BY MORNING EXCEPT TEMPERATURE STEADY
 NEAR ZERO OVER THE HIGHLANDS. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 IN THE EVENING.

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