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McNabs Island (5 km) · 10 °C · ECCC 09:00
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Herring Cove weather: the next 24 hours
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Herring Cove 14-day forecast
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Air quality
European index, modelled by Copernicus (CAMS).
UV index
Daily maximum — protection advised from 3.
Freezing level
Snow settles about 300 m below it.
Around Herring Cove
Neighbouring towns, as the crow flies.
Official weather warnings
No active warning for Herring Cove.
Updated 02 Nov 13:13.
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No active warning for Herring Cove.
Latest measurement near Herring Cove
Measured at McNabs Island, 5 km away from Herring Cove, November 2, 09:00 AST. This Environment and Climate Change Canada weather station is at an elevation of 4 m (Nova Scotia). These are measured values, not a forecast.
| Temperature | 10.1 °C |
|---|---|
| Wind | 24 km/h W |
| Gusts, last hour | 38 km/h |
| Precipitation, last hour | — |
| Humidity | 71 % |
| Pressure (sea level) | 1022 hPa |
Past 24 hours: low 3.8 °C, high 10.1 °C, — mm of precipitation.
Herring Cove lies at about 55 m; the station is at 4 m.
Latest measurements from the Canadian weather stations
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The observed climate near Herring Cove
The weather station nearest to Herring Cove, Shearwater A located 24 m above sea level, is 8 km away; its records cover 1953–2020. In November, the mean temperature there is 5.3 °C over 1991–2020, 0.6 °C more than over 1961–1990 (4.7 °C), with about – mm of rain. The warmest month ever measured is August 1984 (21.1 °C), the coldest January 2004 (−8.7 °C). See the full series of Shearwater A
Today in Herring Cove
- Best time to air the house: around 9:00. The outdoor dew point drops to 4 °C; once warmed to 20 °C, that air holds only 35 % humidity, against 50 % in a typical home: opening the windows dries the house. How it is calculated
- Washing outside: allow about 5 h, hanging it out between 11:00 and 16:00. Air at 64 % humidity, 12.7 °C and wind at 17.4 km/h: it will dry, but not quickly. How it is calculated
- UV index of 3.2 around 12:00: stay in the shade between 12:00 and 14:00. Fair skin burns in about 62 minutes without protection; wear sunscreen and a hat if you are outdoors. How it is calculated
- Terrace and barbecue between 18:00 and 23:00: dry but cool, 11 °C at 8 pm and wind at 10 km/h. Wrap up warm, or move indoors. How it is calculated
Calculated from Open-Meteo forecasts of 2026-11-02 08:13 (local time): model values, not measurements. All of today's advice
7-day forecast for Herring Cove
Today (Monday 2 Nov) in Herring Cove: overcast, 6 to 16 °C, precipitation 0.0 mm (6 %), wind up to 23 km/h. Tomorrow: heavy drizzle, 3 to 11 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | overcast | 6 °C | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 23 km/h |
| Tomorrow | heavy drizzle | 3 °C | 11 °C | 1.9 mm | 16 km/h |
| Wed 4 Nov | drizzle | 4 °C | 12 °C | 2.8 mm | 20 km/h |
| Thu 5 Nov | overcast | 10 °C | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 13 km/h |
| Fri 6 Nov | overcast | 10 °C | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 14 km/h |
| Sat 7 Nov | overcast | 10 °C | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 33 km/h |
| Sun 8 Nov | light rain | 10 °C | 14 °C | 9.3 mm | 34 km/h |
Tomorrow's weather in Herring Cove
Tomorrow, Tuesday 3 Nov, in Herring Cove: heavy drizzle, from 3 to 11 °C, 1.9 mm of precipitation (probability 22 %), wind up to 16 km/h.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
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| 00:00 |  overcast | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 3 % | 8 km/h |
| 03:00 |  heavy drizzle | 10 °C | 1.1 mm | 4 % | 8 km/h |
| 06:00 | light drizzle | 10 °C | 0.4 mm | 18 % | 6 km/h |
| 09:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 22 % | 15 km/h |
| 12:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 9 % | 14 km/h |
| 15:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 % | 12 km/h |
| 18:00 | overcast | 5 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 % | 13 km/h |
| 21:00 | overcast | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 % | 14 km/h |
Frequently asked questions
Will it rain tomorrow in Herring Cove?
Yes: 1.9 mm expected, probability 22 %.
How warm will it be tomorrow in Herring Cove?
Between 3 and 11 °C.
The weekend
This weekend in Herring Cove: Saturday overcast, 10 to 13 °C, Sunday light rain, 10 to 14 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
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| Sat 7 Nov | overcast | 10 °C | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 33 km/h |
| Sun 8 Nov |  light rain | 10 °C | 14 °C | 9.3 mm | 34 km/h |
Hour by hour
The next 48 hours in Herring Cove, hour by hour: temperature from 3 to 16 °C, 3.7 mm of rain expected.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
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| 09:00 |  sunny | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 20 km/h |
| 10:00 | sunny | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 18 km/h |
| 11:00 | sunny | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 17 km/h |
| 12:00 | sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
| 13:00 | sunny | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 % | 16 km/h |
| 14:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 % | 16 km/h |
| 15:00 | overcast | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 % | 16 km/h |
| 16:00 |  partly cloudy | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 % | 13 km/h |
| 17:00 | overcast | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 4 % | 13 km/h |
| 18:00 | overcast | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 2 % | 12 km/h |
| 19:00 | overcast | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 4 % | 10 km/h |
| 20:00 | overcast | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 6 % | 6 km/h |
| 21:00 | overcast | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 5 % | 11 km/h |
| 22:00 | overcast | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 3 % | 12 km/h |
| 23:00 | overcast | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 4 % | 13 km/h |
| 00:00 | overcast | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 3 % | 8 km/h |
| 01:00 | overcast | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 3 % | 7 km/h |
| 02:00 | overcast | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 3 % | 9 km/h |
| 03:00 | heavy drizzle | 10 °C | 1.1 mm | 4 % | 8 km/h |
| 04:00 | light drizzle | 10 °C | 0.4 mm | 16 % | 7 km/h |
| 05:00 | overcast | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 16 % | 8 km/h |
| 06:00 | light drizzle | 10 °C | 0.4 mm | 18 % | 6 km/h |
| 07:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 17 % | 15 km/h |
| 08:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 21 % | 14 km/h |
| 09:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 22 % | 15 km/h |
| 10:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 22 % | 13 km/h |
| 11:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 19 % | 13 km/h |
| 12:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 9 % | 14 km/h |
| 13:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 % | 12 km/h |
| 14:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 % | 11 km/h |
| 15:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 % | 12 km/h |
| 16:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 % | 13 km/h |
| 17:00 | overcast | 6 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 % | 12 km/h |
| 18:00 | overcast | 5 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 % | 13 km/h |
| 19:00 | overcast | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 % | 15 km/h |
| 20:00 | overcast | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 11 % | 16 km/h |
| 21:00 | overcast | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 % | 14 km/h |
| 22:00 | overcast | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 % | 14 km/h |
| 23:00 | overcast | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 % | 15 km/h |
| 00:00 | overcast | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 % | 15 km/h |
| 01:00 | overcast | 5 °C | 0.1 mm | 8 % | 14 km/h |
| 02:00 | overcast | 6 °C | 0.1 mm | 8 % | 15 km/h |
| 03:00 | light drizzle | 7 °C | 0.1 mm | 43 % | 15 km/h |
| 04:00 | overcast | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 43 % | 14 km/h |
| 05:00 | light drizzle | 8 °C | 0.3 mm | 43 % | 14 km/h |
| 06:00 | drizzle | 8 °C | 0.6 mm | 43 % | 16 km/h |
| 07:00 | light drizzle | 8 °C | 0.2 mm | 43 % | 17 km/h |
| 08:00 | light drizzle | 9 °C | 0.4 mm | 43 % | 16 km/h |
Location of Herring Cove
Herring Cove lies at 55 m, 13 m above the average of the 70 places we cover in Nova Scotia (42 m). That makes it the 19th highest of the 70. The main town, Halifax, lies 8 km to the north. The nearest places we cover are Thornhill, Nova Scotia (5 km to the north-west), Spryfield (6 km to the north-west), Eastern Passage (9 km to the north-east) and Dartmouth (11 km to the north). With about 2,790 inhabitants according to GeoNames, Herring Cove is the 50th largest of the 70 places we cover in Nova Scotia.
Today is 8.2 °C above the November normal (8.0 °C).
Climate of Herring Cove: 1991–2020 normals
In Herring Cove, August is typically the warmest month (up to 20.7 °C on average), while January is the coldest at -6.5 °C. December sees the most rain, with around 141 mm.
By season (average highs, 1991–2020 normals): winter 1.1 °C and 360 mm of rain, spring 6.7 °C and 297 mm, summer 18.8 °C and 276 mm, autumn 13.1 °C and 366 mm. The wettest season is autumn (28 % of the annual total), the driest summer (21 %).
| Max T (°C) | Min T (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Rainy days | |
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| January | 0.0 | -6.5 | 114 | 12 |
| February | -0.1 | -6.4 | 105 | 10 |
| March | 2.4 | -3.3 | 112 | 12 |
| April | 6.6 | 1.2 | 99 | 12 |
| May | 11.2 | 5.8 | 86 | 11 |
| June | 16.0 | 10.9 | 96 | 10 |
| July | 19.8 | 15.5 | 92 | 10 |
| August | 20.7 | 16.4 | 88 | 9 |
| September | 18.2 | 13.9 | 100 | 9 |
| October | 13.1 | 8.9 | 132 | 11 |
| November | 8.0 | 3.4 | 133 | 11 |
| December | 3.3 | -2.0 | 141 | 13 |
Compared with Halifax, the main town 8 km to the north, highs in the warmest month are 2.5 °C lower here, and the year brings 14 mm more precipitation. In 4 months the average low falls below 0 °C (January, February, March and December); only in August does the average high exceed 20 °C.
Nearby places with normals of their own (from another station or reanalysis grid cell) compare as follows: Dartmouth (11 km to the north): summers 3.3 °C warmer and 14 mm drier a year; Beechville (12 km to the north-west): summers 3.4 °C warmer and 23 mm drier a year; Shad Bay (18 km to the west): summers 0.9 °C warmer and as wet. Among the 70 places we cover in Nova Scotia whose normals come from the ERA5 reanalysis, Herring Cove ranks 67th for summer warmth and 12th for annual precipitation. The warmest summers are in New Glasgow and Kentville and the coolest in Yarmouth; the wettest year is in Lunenburg and Chester and the driest in Amherst.
What is the warmest month in Herring Cove?
The warmest month in Herring Cove is typically August, averaging 20.7 °C (1991–2020 normal). The coldest is January, at -6.5 °C.
How many rainy days does Herring Cove get per year?
Herring Cove sees about 130 rainy days a year, adding up to roughly 1299 mm of rainfall (1991–2020 normals).
How big is the gap between summer and winter in Herring Cove?
Between August and January, the temperature gap in Herring Cove runs to about 27.2 °C, based on the 1991–2020 normals.