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Amherst weather: the next 24 hours
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Amherst 14-day forecast
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Air quality
European index, measured continuously.
UV index
Daily maximum — protection advised from 3.
Freezing level
Snow settles about 300 m below it.
Around Amherst
Neighbouring towns, as the crow flies.
7-day forecast for Amherst
Today (Thursday 15 Oct) in Amherst: light drizzle, 4 to 10 °C, precipitation 0.4 mm (3 %), wind up to 33 km/h. Tomorrow: light drizzle, 1 to 10 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | light drizzle | 4 °C | 10 °C | 0.4 mm | 33 km/h |
| Tomorrow | light drizzle | 1 °C | 10 °C | 0.4 mm | 24 km/h |
| Sat 17 Oct | drizzle | 0 °C | 14 °C | 2.6 mm | 34 km/h |
| Sun 18 Oct | overcast | -2 °C | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 20 km/h |
| Mon 19 Oct | overcast | 1 °C | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 25 km/h |
| Tue 20 Oct | overcast | 8 °C | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 25 km/h |
| Wed 21 Oct | overcast | 4 °C | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 17 km/h |
Tomorrow's weather in Amherst
Tomorrow, Friday 16 Oct, in Amherst: light drizzle, from 1 to 10 °C, 0.4 mm of precipitation (probability 56 %), wind up to 24 km/h.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 |  sunny | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 03:00 |  overcast | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 06:00 | overcast | 1 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 5 km/h |
| 09:00 | overcast | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 4 km/h |
| 12:00 | overcast | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 2 % | 12 km/h |
| 15:00 | overcast | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 13 % | 11 km/h |
| 18:00 | overcast | 6 °C | 0.0 mm | 23 % | 13 km/h |
| 21:00 | overcast | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 46 % | 18 km/h |
Frequently asked questions
Will it rain tomorrow in Amherst?
No significant rain expected (0.4 mm forecast).
How warm will it be tomorrow in Amherst?
Between 1 and 10 °C.
The weekend
This weekend in Amherst: Saturday drizzle, 0 to 14 °C, Sunday overcast, -2 to 8 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 17 Oct |  drizzle | 0 °C | 14 °C | 2.6 mm | 34 km/h |
| Sun 18 Oct | overcast | -2 °C | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 20 km/h |
Hour by hour
The next 48 hours in Amherst, hour by hour: temperature from 1 to 14 °C, 1.4 mm of rain expected.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | sunny | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 32 km/h |
| 13:00 | mostly sunny | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 33 km/h |
| 14:00 |  partly cloudy | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 30 km/h |
| 15:00 | overcast | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 27 km/h |
| 16:00 | partly cloudy | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 24 km/h |
| 17:00 | partly cloudy | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 20 km/h |
| 18:00 | partly cloudy | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
| 19:00 | overcast | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 20:00 | sunny | 5 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 21:00 | sunny | 5 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 22:00 | sunny | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 23:00 | sunny | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 00:00 | sunny | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 01:00 | overcast | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 02:00 | sunny | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 13 km/h |
| 03:00 | overcast | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 04:00 | partly cloudy | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 05:00 | overcast | 1 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 06:00 | overcast | 1 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 5 km/h |
| 07:00 | overcast | 1 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 08:00 | overcast | 1 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 5 km/h |
| 09:00 | overcast | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 4 km/h |
| 10:00 | overcast | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 % | 6 km/h |
| 11:00 | overcast | 5 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 % | 7 km/h |
| 12:00 | overcast | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 2 % | 12 km/h |
| 13:00 | overcast | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 % | 13 km/h |
| 14:00 | overcast | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 9 % | 12 km/h |
| 15:00 | overcast | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 13 % | 11 km/h |
| 16:00 | overcast | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 13 % | 13 km/h |
| 17:00 | overcast | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 16 % | 14 km/h |
| 18:00 | overcast | 6 °C | 0.0 mm | 23 % | 13 km/h |
| 19:00 | light drizzle | 6 °C | 0.4 mm | 55 % | 17 km/h |
| 20:00 | overcast | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 42 % | 17 km/h |
| 21:00 | overcast | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 46 % | 18 km/h |
| 22:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 56 % | 8 km/h |
| 23:00 | overcast | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 50 % | 24 km/h |
| 00:00 | overcast | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 100 % | 34 km/h |
| 01:00 | light drizzle | 12 °C | 0.4 mm | 100 % | 27 km/h |
| 02:00 | overcast | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 100 % | 26 km/h |
| 03:00 | overcast | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 100 % | 23 km/h |
| 04:00 | overcast | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 40 % | 27 km/h |
| 05:00 | overcast | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 40 % | 25 km/h |
| 06:00 | overcast | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 40 % | 22 km/h |
| 07:00 | overcast | 12 °C | 0.1 mm | 40 % | 21 km/h |
| 08:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.1 mm | 40 % | 26 km/h |
| 09:00 | overcast | 6 °C | 0.3 mm | 40 % | 22 km/h |
| 10:00 | overcast | 5 °C | 0.0 mm | 14 % | 22 km/h |
| 11:00 | light drizzle | 4 °C | 0.2 mm | 14 % | 15 km/h |
Location of Amherst
Amherst lies at 20 m, 16 m below the average of the 30 places we cover in Nova Scotia (36 m). That makes it the 11th lowest of the 30. The main town, Halifax, lies 141 km to the south. The nearest places we cover are Tantramar (19 km to the north-west), Memramcook (33 km to the north-west), Fundy Albert (36 km to the west) and Cap-Acadie (42 km to the north). With about 9,404 inhabitants according to GeoNames, Amherst is the 14th largest of the 30 places we cover in Nova Scotia.