Nova Scotia weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Nova Scotia is expected to be 5°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Nova Scotia (Halifax), Canada for more weather parameters.

  • Sunday
    18th Jan
    Mostly cloudy with light snow (2-5 cm of snow expected)
  • Monday
    19th Jan
    Mostly cloudy with snow (5-10 cm of snow expected)
  • Tuesday
    20th Jan
    Cloudy with sleet or snow (0-2 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Wednesday
    21st Jan
    Mostly cloudy with light snow (0-2 cm of snow expected)
  • Thursday
    22nd Jan
    Cloudy with sleet or snow (2-5 mm of rainfall expected)

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Saturday 17th January 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for Nova Scotia (Halifax) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

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Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Nova Scotia for the next 5 days. The forecasts shown are for Halifax and may not represent the whole of Nova Scotia. Browse more destinations in Nova Scotia to view more weather forecasts.

Nova Scotia weather for Sunday 18th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Nova Scotia with a maximum temperature of 5°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 cm of snow expected with 64% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-west.

  • 5°C maximum temperature5
    °C maximum temperature
  • 1°C minimum temperature1
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light snow
    mostly cloudy with light snow
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 64% chance of some snow64
    % chance of some snow
  • 2-5 cm of snow expected<5
    cm of snow expected
  • 1°C wind chill1
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 18 kph from the South-West18
    kph wind from SW

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Nova Scotia weather for Monday 19th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with snow in Nova Scotia with a maximum temperature of 3°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 cm of snow expected with 48% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-west.

  • 3°C maximum temperature3
    °C maximum temperature
  • 1°C minimum temperature1
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with snow
    mostly cloudy with snow
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 48% chance of some snow48
    % chance of some snow
  • 5-10 cm of snow expected<10
    cm of snow expected
  • -2°C wind chill-2
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 18 kph from the South-West18
    kph wind from SW

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Nova Scotia weather for Tuesday 20th January 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Nova Scotia with a maximum temperature of 1°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected with 48% chance of some sleet or snow and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the west.

  • 1°C maximum temperature1
    °C maximum temperature
  • -8°C minimum temperature-8
    °C minimum temperature
  • Cloudy with sleet or snow
    cloudy with sleet or snow
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 48% chance of some sleet or snow48
    % chance of some sleet or snow
  • 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected<2
    mm of sleet/snow expected
  • -4°C wind chill-4
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 21 kph from the West21
    kph wind from W

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Nova Scotia weather for Wednesday 21st January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Nova Scotia with a maximum temperature of -4°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 21% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the west.

  • -4°C maximum temperature-4
    °C maximum temperature
  • -9°C minimum temperature-9
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light snow
    mostly cloudy with light snow
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 21% chance of some snow21
    % chance of some snow
  • 0-2 cm of snow expected<2
    cm of snow expected
  • -10°C wind chill-10
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 18 kph from the West18
    kph wind from W

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Nova Scotia weather for Thursday 22nd January 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Nova Scotia with a maximum temperature of 1°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of sleet/snow expected with 77% chance of some sleet or snow and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-west.

  • 1°C maximum temperature1
    °C maximum temperature
  • -4°C minimum temperature-4
    °C minimum temperature
  • Cloudy with sleet or snow
    cloudy with sleet or snow
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 77% chance of some sleet or snow77
    % chance of some sleet or snow
  • 2-5 mm of sleet/snow expected<5
    mm of sleet/snow expected
  • -4°C wind chill-4
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 21 kph from the South-West21
    kph wind from SW

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