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A man with a colorful umbrella makes his way down the street, on a dreary wet afternoon in Halifax Thursday June 5, 2018.

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ALLISTER AALDERS: Unsettled, mild weekend with brighter skies expected next week

While not everyone is welcoming more rain falling once again on the weekend, I’m sure most are grateful for the milder weather. Temperatures have elevated into the high single digits to mid-teens across the region, and parts of Nova Scotia and New ...

Updated Apr. 12, 2024 |4 min read

WEATHER PHOTO: Stunning view of Northern Bay, N.L.

Updated Apr. 12, 2024 |1 min read

ASK ALLISTER: Where did ‘April showers bring May flowers’ originate?

Updated Apr. 11, 2024 |3 min read

Pedestrians walk past flowers planted near the main entrance to the Halifax Public Gardens on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.
Ryan Taplin - The Chronicle Herald

WEATHER PHOTO: First cruise ship of the season in Stratford, P.E.I.

Updated Apr. 11, 2024 |1 min read

ALLISTER AALDERS: Mild temperatures accompany more rain, wind

Updated Apr. 11, 2024 |3 min read

SOLAR ECLIPSE 2024: A celestial gathering in Bouctouche, N.B.

Updated Apr. 10, 2024 |1 min read

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ALLISTER AALDERS: Unsettled, mild weekend with brighter skies expected next week

While not everyone is welcoming more rain falling once again on the weekend, I’m sure most are grateful for the milder weather. Temperatures have elevated into the high single digits to mid-teens across the region, and parts of Nova Scotia and New ...

Updated Apr. 12, 2024 |4 min read

ALLISTER AALDERS: Mild temperatures accompany more rain, wind

Updated Apr. 11, 2024 |3 min read

It was a wet day in the capital city on Thursday, April 20, 2023, especially for pedestrians out for a stroll, contending with the rain, drizzle and fog. The inclement weather though didn’t fizz on this duo as they were walking eastward on Empire Avenue near Stamp’s, one with Tim Hortons’s coffee cup in hand. Their water protection pull-over ponchos perhaps kept them a little dry enroute to their destination. -Joe Gibbons/The Telegram

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ALLISTER AALDERS: Reflecting on Monday’s awe-inspiring total solar eclipse

Updated Apr. 10, 2024 |4 min read

The moment of totality in Pointe-Sapin, N.B. A panoramic sunset accompanied the incredible display. -Allister Aalders/SaltWire

Viewing the solar eclipse in Atlantic Canada? Here’s what’s expected weather-wise

Updated Apr. 5, 2024 |4 min read

BY THE NUMBERS: March was much warmer, wetter than normal across most of Atlantic Canada

Updated Apr. 4, 2024 |4 min read

ALLISTER AALDERS: Late-season wintry mix to bring variable snowfall, strong winds

Updated Apr. 3, 2024 |5 min read

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WEATHER PHOTO: Stunning view of Northern Bay, N.L.

Natural beauty is always on display in Atlantic Canada, but it has been much more vivid in the last couple of weeks. Vineeth Nayath Gopalan shared this picturesque photo of Northern Bay Sands in Northern Bay, N.L. I know we don’t want to wish away ...

Updated Apr. 12, 2024 |1 min read

WEATHER PHOTO: First cruise ship of the season in Stratford, P.E.I.

Updated Apr. 11, 2024 |1 min read

SOLAR ECLIPSE 2024: A celestial gathering in Bouctouche, N.B.

Updated Apr. 10, 2024 |1 min read

SOLAR ECLIPSE 2024: The diamond ring effect in Miramichi, N.B.

Updated Apr. 9, 2024 |1 min read

WEATHER PHOTO: Colourful sunrise in Sydney, N.S.

Updated Apr. 4, 2024 |1 min read

WEATHER PHOTO: Twigs of spring on the Aspotogan Peninsula, N.S.

Updated Apr. 3, 2024 |1 min read

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ASK ALLISTER: Where did ‘April showers bring May flowers’ originate?

Of all the weather-related folklore and phrases, April showers bring May flowers has to be one of the most well-known and popular ones. I included that line at the end of a weather column earlier this week and then started thinking a bit more about ...

Updated Apr. 11, 2024 |3 min read

ASK ALLISTER: What causes wind?

Updated Apr. 2, 2024 |3 min read

Wind is formed in an attempt to restore balance from differences in air pressure.

ALLISTER AALDERS: Weather’s connection to maple syrup production

Updated Mar. 19, 2024 |3 min read

March 28, 2013
Sap begins to flow from a maple tree in Lake Paul, N.S. as the temperature warms up on Thursday, March 28, 2013.
(Ryan Taplin/Staff)

ASK ALLISTER: The total solar eclipse is one month away, but will clouds ruin the show?

Updated Mar. 8, 2024 |5 min read

ASK ALLISTER: How a frosty windshield becomes a work of art

Updated Feb. 28, 2024 |3 min read

ALLISTER AALDERS: The science of how fog can melt snow quickly

Updated Feb. 27, 2024 |2 min read

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Featured Weather

ALLISTER AALDERS: Unsettled, mild weekend with brighter skies expected next week

WEATHER PHOTO: Stunning view of Northern Bay, N.L.

ASK ALLISTER: Where did ‘April showers bring May flowers’ originate?

WEATHER PHOTO: First cruise ship of the season in Stratford, P.E.I.

ALLISTER AALDERS: Mild temperatures accompany more rain, wind

SOLAR ECLIPSE 2024: A celestial gathering in Bouctouche, N.B.

Featured Weather Columns

ALLISTER AALDERS: Unsettled, mild weekend with brighter skies expected next week

ALLISTER AALDERS: Mild temperatures accompany more rain, wind

ALLISTER AALDERS: Reflecting on Monday’s awe-inspiring total solar eclipse

Viewing the solar eclipse in Atlantic Canada? Here’s what’s expected weather-wise

BY THE NUMBERS: March was much warmer, wetter than normal across most of Atlantic Canada

ALLISTER AALDERS: Late-season wintry mix to bring variable snowfall, strong winds

Featured Weather Snapshots

WEATHER PHOTO: Stunning view of Northern Bay, N.L.

WEATHER PHOTO: First cruise ship of the season in Stratford, P.E.I.

SOLAR ECLIPSE 2024: A celestial gathering in Bouctouche, N.B.

SOLAR ECLIPSE 2024: The diamond ring effect in Miramichi, N.B.

WEATHER PHOTO: Colourful sunrise in Sydney, N.S.

WEATHER PHOTO: Twigs of spring on the Aspotogan Peninsula, N.S.

Featured Ask Allister

ASK ALLISTER: Where did ‘April showers bring May flowers’ originate?

ASK ALLISTER: What causes wind?

ALLISTER AALDERS: Weather’s connection to maple syrup production

ASK ALLISTER: The total solar eclipse is one month away, but will clouds ruin the show?

ASK ALLISTER: How a frosty windshield becomes a work of art

ALLISTER AALDERS: The science of how fog can melt snow quickly

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