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⚠Special Weather Statement ▶
4:25 p.m. AST Saturday 27 December 2025

Special Weather Statement in effect for:
  • Halifax Metro and Halifax County West
Significant period of freezing rain is expected.

Potential freezing rain duration: 3 to 6 hours or more.

Time span: beginning Monday morning over western areas of the province, reaching Cape Breton Monday evening.

Remarks: Freezing rain will change to rain from west to east during the day Monday and Monday night as temperatures rising above zero. Additionally winds will strengthen out of the east to southeast gusting to 70 km/h except gusting over 100 km/h from Margaree Harbour to Bay St. Lawrence overnight Monday night.

Accumulations of ice may create slippery and hazardous travel or walking conditions.

Ice buildup on trees and utility infrastructure may cause damage or outages.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NSstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #NSStorm.

For more information about the alerting program, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/severeweather/weather-alerts/colour-coded-alerts.
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Updated: @ 12/27/2025 8:46pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
Currently: -7.1, Max: -3.4, Min: -7.3 -7.1°C
Colder 0.6°C than last hour.

Uncomfortably Cold

Feels like: -7°C

24-hr difference
0.5°CWarmer 0.5°C than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: -3.4°C
1:05pm 		-4.9°C
4:27am
Low: -7.3°C
12:02am 		-7.6°C
11:11pm
Calm NNW
0
Gust:
 0 km/h
0 Bft - Calm
Today: 32 km/h 3:59pm
Rain Today: 0 mm
Rain Rate (/hr): 0 mm
Rain Yesterday: 0 mm
Storm Rain: 0 mm
This Month: 55.2 mm
Season Total: 935.6 mm
7 days since last rain.
Sun, 28 Dec
Sunny
Sunny
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Moon
Humidity: 77 % Decreased 3.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: -10.4°C Decreased 1.0°C since last hour.
Barometer: 1011.4 hPa  
Baro Trend: Steady
Sunrise: 7:50am
Sunset: 4:40pm
Moonset: 12:00am
Moonrise: 11:48am
Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, Moon at 7 days in cycle
53%
Illuminated
UV Index Forecast Solar Radiation
12/27/2025
0.8     Low 
0 W/m2
High: 192 @  12:02pm
  7 Day Forecast Summary for Halifax, NS and Vicinity
   Issued by Environment Canada:
 Extended Forecast - Environment Canada
  Sun, 28 Dec
Sunny
Sunny
Max: -2°C
 Mon, 29 Dec
Periods of freezing rain or rain
Periods of freezing rain or rain
Max: 0°C
 Tue, 30 Dec
Chance of rain showers or flurries (60%)
Chance of rain showers or flurries
Max: 5°C
 Wed, 31 Dec
Chance of flurries (30%)
Chance of flurries
Max: -5°C
 Thu, 1 Jan
Chance of flurries (60%)
Chance of flurries
Max: -3°C
 Fri, 2 Jan
Chance of flurries (60%)
Chance of flurries
Max: -6°C
Tonight
Partly cloudy
Partly cloudy
Min: -10°C
 Night
Clear
Clear
Min: -10°C
 Night
Rain
Rain
Min: 1°C
 Night
Chance of flurries (60%)
Chance of flurries
Min: -7°C
 Night
Chance of flurries (60%)
Chance of flurries
Min: -5°C
 Night
Chance of flurries (60%)
Chance of flurries
Min: -9°C
Tonight: Cloudy. Becoming partly cloudy this evening. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low minus 10. Wind chill minus 12 this evening and minus 20 overnight.
Sun, 28 Dec: Sunny. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. High minus 2. Wind chill minus 18 in the morning and minus 9 in the afternoon. UV index 1 or low.
More 7-Day Forecast Details

24 Hour Forecast - Halifax, NS

Date/Time Temp.
(°C)
Weather Conditions
LOP †		 Wind
(km/h)
27 December 2025
9 PM -7 Partly cloudy (0%)  Partly cloudy 0 NW 30 gust 50
10 PM -7 Partly cloudy (0%)  Partly cloudy 0 NW 30 gust 50
11 PM -7 Partly cloudy (0%)  Partly cloudy 0 NW 30 gust 50
28 December 2025
12 AM -7 Partly cloudy (0%)  Partly cloudy 0 NW 30 gust 50
1 AM -8 Partly cloudy (0%)  Partly cloudy 0 NW 30 gust 50
2 AM -8 Partly cloudy (0%)  Partly cloudy 0 NW 30 gust 50
3 AM -9 Partly cloudy (0%)  Partly cloudy 0 NW 30 gust 50
4 AM -9 Partly cloudy (0%)  Partly cloudy 0 NW 30 gust 50
5 AM -10 Partly cloudy (0%)  Partly cloudy 0 NW 30 gust 50
6 AM -9 Clear (0%)  Clear 0 NW 30 gust 50
7 AM -8 Clear (0%)  Clear 0 NW 30 gust 50
8 AM -7 Sunny (0%)  Sunny 0 NW 30 gust 50
9 AM -6 Sunny (0%)  Sunny 0 NW 30 gust 50
10 AM -5 Sunny (0%)  Sunny 0 NW 30 gust 50
11 AM -4 Sunny (0%)  Sunny 0 NW 30 gust 50
12 PM -3 Sunny (0%)  Sunny 0 NW 30 gust 50
1 PM -3 Sunny (0%)  Sunny 0 NW 30 gust 50
2 PM -2 Sunny (0%)  Sunny 0 NW 30 gust 50
3 PM -2 Sunny (0%)  Sunny 0 NW 30 gust 50
4 PM -3 Sunny (0%)  Sunny 0 NW 30 gust 50
5 PM -3 Clear (0%)  Clear 0 NW 30 gust 50
6 PM -3 Clear (0%)  Clear 0 NW 20 gust 40
7 PM -4 Clear (0%)  Clear 0 NW 20 gust 40
8 PM -4 Clear (0%)  Clear 0 NW 20 gust 40
 
† Likelihood of Precipitation (LOP) as described in the public forecast as a chance of measurable precipitation for a period of time.
  Nil: 0%
  Low: 40% or below
  Medium: 60% or 70%
  High: Above 70%
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