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Latest Weather News - Halifax

• Northern lights could appear across Canada as ‘severe’ geomagnetic storm nears

  Clear skies in your area could mean a spectacular display of northern lights, thanks to a severe geomagnetic storm expected to hit Earth.

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  5 hours
• It feels like spring in Nova Scotia, finally. But are the warm days here to stay?

  Among other indications, Hope for Wildlife animal rehabilitation centre has welcomed their first babies of the season: an orphaned red-tailed American squirrel and a porcupine.

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  Apr 16
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• Total solar eclipse: How to watch if you can’t see it in person

  Global News will be livestreaming Monday's total solar eclipse for Canadians who won't be able to watch it in person.

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  Apr 7
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• Total solar eclipse: Will clouds dampen the rare celestial event?

  What does the Monday forecast look like as millions get ready to watch the rare total solar eclipse? Here is what you need to know.

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  Apr 6
• ‘Very wet and heavy’: Spring snowstorm expected for N.S., up to 20 cm possible

  A 'significant early spring snowfall' is expected in Nova Scotia this week, according to Environment Canada. About 10 to 20 centimetres of snow is expected.

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  Apr 2
• Flash flooding possible as heavy rain forecast to hit parts of N.S. and N.B.

  Environment Canada has issued rainfall warnings for most of New Brunswick and parts of Nova Scotia on Thursday, with some areas forecast to receive up to 90 millimetres of rain.

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  Mar 28
• Thousands of N.S. residents lose power as heavy winds, rain batter province

  Roughly 21,000 homes were without electricity Sunday morning due heavy winds and rain, according to Nova Scotia Power. Some areas may be without power until late in the evening. 

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  Mar 24
• March madness: Parts of N.B. could get up to 40 cm. of snow in weekend storm

  In a winter storm warning issued by Environment Canada on Friday, hazardous winter conditions are said to begin near noon on Saturday and continue until Sunday morning. 

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  Mar 22
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• Freezing rain, ice pellets and snow in line to hit N.S. for March storm

  Precipitation will begin in Nova Scotia as rain on Thursday, before changing to freezing rain and ice pellets by night and into Friday. 

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  Mar 5
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• Some schools closed amid wind, rainstorm in Halifax, thousands without power

  Some schools were closed due to power outages and the Halifax Transit ferries briefly suspended service during a wind and rainstorm Thursday.

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  Feb 29
• ‘Significant rainfall’ expected in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, with risk of flooding

  Environment Canada has issued special weather statements in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, warning of lots of rain and wind mid-week.

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  Feb 27
• Halifax Transit suspending services on Saturday afternoon due to heavy, freezing rain

  In a rainfall warning update issued by Environment Canada, the weather agency said 25 to 55 milimetres of rain is forecast for most of Nova Scotia on Saturday. 

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  Feb 24
• Heavy rain, winds forecast throughout Nova Scotia this weekend

  Environment Canada has forecasted up to 50 millimetres of rain this weekend for Nova Scotia's central, northern and eastern regions, including Cape Breton.

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  Feb 23
• ‘Significant rainfall,’ high winds expected for parts of N.S.

  Environment Canada says that similar storms in the past have caused pooling on roadways and localized flooding in some areas of Nova Scotia.

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  Feb 22
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• Another winter storm hits Nova Scotia with powerful punch

  Nova Scotians are once again digging out after an intense, low-pressure system dumped snow across the province. Almost 30 cm of snow fell in about 7 hours.

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  Feb 14
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• ‘Don’t put your shovels away’: Nova Scotia preparing for another winter blast

  As Cape Breton continues cleanup from a record-breaking snowfall earlier this month, the region is now preparing for another storm that is expected to hit Nova Scotia on Tuesday.

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  Feb 12
• More snow forecasted for Nova Scotia as 30 centimetres expected mid-week

  Environment Canada issued another winter storm watch for Nova Scotia on Sunday afternoon, forecasting up to 30 centimetres of snow late Tuesday and into Wednesday.

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  Feb 11
• ‘Free us’: N.S. woman remains trapped in her home days after snowstorm

  A Nova Scotia woman said a 12-foot snowbank at the end of her driveway has kept her trapped at home since a massive snowstorm swept across the province last weekend.

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  Feb 8
• Historic N.S. storm: Politician in Pictou County says bigger snowplows needed

  A senior politician in Pictou County says they're still struggling to clear last weekend's snowfall, partly because the area has been overlooked by the provincial government.

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  Feb 8
• Trapped in her home, Cape Breton mayor wept when a snowplow arrived on her street

  The mayor says she wept Tuesday night when a huge snowplow rumbled down her street in Sydney, N.S., where she had been trapped with her family since a weekend storm.

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  Feb 7
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• Coast guard cadets called in to help as Cape Breton digs out from record snowfall

  100 of the cadets boarded buses on Wednesday to help residents who remain trapped in their Sydney homes by huge drifts left behind by a 150-centimetre snowfall on the weekend.

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  Feb 7
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• ‘Front door is blocked’: Cape Bretoners have big dig ahead of them after storm

  A relentless, multi-day snow storm that dumped more than 100 centimetres of snow in parts of Nova Scotia has people in Cape Breton sitting and waiting to be dug out.

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  Feb 5
• N.S. storm: Province requests federal aid after ‘massive’ winter snowfall

  Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says the province is asking for help after a historic winter storm blanketed much of the province in snow.

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  Feb 5
• N.S. storm: Schools, universities to close Monday as snow keeps piling on

  The Halifax Regional Centre for Education announced Sunday that classes were cancelled for all students on Monday due to the major weekend snow storm for Nova Scotia.

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  Feb 4