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Shearwater Rcs (15 km) · 10 °C · ECCC 09:00
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Lake Echo weather: the next 24 hours
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Lake Echo 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 Lake Echo
Neighbouring towns, as the crow flies.
Official weather warnings
No active warning for Lake Echo.
Updated 02 Nov 13:13.
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Is there an active weather warning for Lake Echo?
No active warning for Lake Echo.
Latest measurement near Lake Echo
Measured at Shearwater Rcs, 15 km away from Lake Echo, November 2, 09:00 AST. This Environment and Climate Change Canada weather station is at an elevation of 47 m (Nova Scotia). These are measured values, not a forecast.
| Temperature | 10.0 °C |
|---|---|
| Wind | 18 km/h SW |
| Gusts, last hour | 29 km/h |
| Precipitation, last hour | 0.0 mm |
| Humidity | 70 % |
| Pressure (sea level) | 1022 hPa |
Past 24 hours: low 3.4 °C, high 10.0 °C, 0.0 mm of precipitation.
Lake Echo lies at about 18 m; the station is at 47 m.
Latest measurements from the Canadian weather stations
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The observed climate near Lake Echo
The weather station nearest to Lake Echo, Shearwater A located 24 m above sea level, is 16 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 Lake Echo
- Best time to air the house: around 9:00. The outdoor dew point drops to 4.3 °C; once warmed to 20 °C, that air holds only 36 % humidity, against 50 % in a typical home: opening the windows dries the house. How it is calculated
- Washing outside: allow about 8 h, hanging it out between 9:00 and 17:00. Air at 72 % humidity, 9.1 °C and wind at 13.8 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 9 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 Lake Echo
Today (Monday 2 Nov) in Lake Echo: overcast, 4 to 16 °C, precipitation 0.0 mm (11 %), wind up to 16 km/h. Tomorrow: overcast, 1 to 11 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | overcast | 4 °C | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 16 km/h |
| Tomorrow | overcast | 1 °C | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 15 km/h |
| Wed 4 Nov | drizzle | 3 °C | 13 °C | 3.2 mm | 18 km/h |
| Thu 5 Nov | overcast | 10 °C | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 10 km/h |
| Fri 6 Nov | overcast | 10 °C | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 12 km/h |
| Sat 7 Nov | overcast | 10 °C | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 30 km/h |
| Sun 8 Nov | showers | 10 °C | 14 °C | 7.8 mm | 31 km/h |
Tomorrow's weather in Lake Echo
Tomorrow, Tuesday 3 Nov, in Lake Echo: overcast, from 1 to 11 °C, 0.0 mm of precipitation (probability 23 %), wind up to 15 km/h.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
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| 00:00 |  overcast | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 3 % | 7 km/h |
| 03:00 | overcast | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 3 % | 9 km/h |
| 06:00 | overcast | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 23 % | 15 km/h |
| 09:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 19 % | 12 km/h |
| 12:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 % | 12 km/h |
| 15:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 6 % | 12 km/h |
| 18:00 | overcast | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 % | 8 km/h |
| 21:00 | overcast | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 4 % | 8 km/h |
Frequently asked questions
Will it rain tomorrow in Lake Echo?
No significant rain expected (0.0 mm forecast).
How warm will it be tomorrow in Lake Echo?
Between 1 and 11 °C.
The weekend
This weekend in Lake Echo: Saturday overcast, 10 to 14 °C, Sunday showers, 10 to 14 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
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| Sat 7 Nov | overcast | 10 °C | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 30 km/h |
| Sun 8 Nov |  showers | 10 °C | 14 °C | 7.8 mm | 31 km/h |
Hour by hour
The next 48 hours in Lake Echo, hour by hour: temperature from 1 to 16 °C, 1.8 mm of rain expected.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
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| 09:00 |  sunny | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 10:00 | sunny | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
| 11:00 | sunny | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
| 12:00 | sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 13:00 | sunny | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 % | 14 km/h |
| 14:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 % | 14 km/h |
| 15:00 | overcast | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 % | 12 km/h |
| 16:00 | overcast | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 % | 12 km/h |
| 17:00 | overcast | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 5 % | 10 km/h |
| 18:00 | overcast | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 2 % | 11 km/h |
| 19:00 | overcast | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 3 % | 10 km/h |
| 20:00 | overcast | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 % | 8 km/h |
| 21:00 | overcast | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 11 % | 9 km/h |
| 22:00 | overcast | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 4 % | 7 km/h |
| 23:00 | overcast | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 6 % | 8 km/h |
| 00:00 | overcast | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 3 % | 7 km/h |
| 01:00 | overcast | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 3 % | 8 km/h |
| 02:00 | overcast | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 3 % | 9 km/h |
| 03:00 | overcast | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 3 % | 9 km/h |
| 04:00 | overcast | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 4 % | 6 km/h |
| 05:00 | overcast | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 6 % | 7 km/h |
| 06:00 | overcast | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 23 % | 15 km/h |
| 07:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 14 % | 12 km/h |
| 08:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 17 % | 11 km/h |
| 09:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 19 % | 12 km/h |
| 10:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 21 % | 11 km/h |
| 11:00 | overcast | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 14 % | 11 km/h |
| 12:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 % | 12 km/h |
| 13:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 6 % | 13 km/h |
| 14:00 |  partly cloudy | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 % | 12 km/h |
| 15:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 6 % | 12 km/h |
| 16:00 | overcast | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 6 % | 10 km/h |
| 17:00 | overcast | 6 °C | 0.0 mm | 6 % | 7 km/h |
| 18:00 | overcast | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 % | 8 km/h |
| 19:00 | overcast | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 % | 10 km/h |
| 20:00 | overcast | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 9 % | 9 km/h |
| 21:00 | overcast | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 4 % | 8 km/h |
| 22:00 | overcast | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 4 % | 7 km/h |
| 23:00 | overcast | 1 °C | 0.0 mm | 4 % | 7 km/h |
| 00:00 | overcast | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 4 % | 9 km/h |
| 01:00 | overcast | 4 °C | 0.1 mm | 4 % | 10 km/h |
| 02:00 | overcast | 5 °C | 0.1 mm | 4 % | 12 km/h |
| 03:00 |  light drizzle | 7 °C | 0.1 mm | 29 % | 13 km/h |
| 04:00 | overcast | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 29 % | 12 km/h |
| 05:00 | light drizzle | 7 °C | 0.3 mm | 29 % | 12 km/h |
| 06:00 | drizzle | 7 °C | 0.6 mm | 29 % | 14 km/h |
| 07:00 | light drizzle | 8 °C | 0.3 mm | 29 % | 14 km/h |
| 08:00 | light drizzle | 8 °C | 0.3 mm | 29 % | 14 km/h |
Location of Lake Echo
Lake Echo lies at 18 m, 24 m below the average of the 70 places we cover in Nova Scotia (42 m). That makes it the 20th lowest of the 70. The main town, Halifax, lies 18 km to the south-west. The nearest places we cover are Preston (5 km to the south-west), Porters Lake (5 km to the east), Lawrencetown (8 km to the south) and Tam O'Shanter Ridge (12 km to the south-west). With about 2,365 inhabitants according to GeoNames, Lake Echo is the 62nd largest of the 70 places we cover in Nova Scotia.
Today is 7.6 °C above the November normal (8.1 °C).
Climate of Lake Echo: 1991–2020 normals
In Lake Echo, July is typically the warmest month (up to 23.5 °C on average), while January is the coldest at -8.3 °C. December sees the most rain, with around 138 mm.
By season (average highs, 1991–2020 normals): winter 1.0 °C and 354 mm of rain, spring 9.3 °C and 291 mm, summer 22.3 °C and 281 mm, autumn 14.0 °C and 360 mm. The wettest season is autumn (28 % of the annual total), the driest summer (22 %).
| Max T (°C) | Min T (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Rainy days | |
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| January | -0.2 | -8.3 | 113 | 12 |
| February | 0.2 | -7.9 | 102 | 10 |
| March | 3.7 | -4.1 | 110 | 12 |
| April | 9.2 | 1.2 | 95 | 12 |
| May | 15.0 | 6.3 | 85 | 11 |
| June | 19.8 | 11.5 | 99 | 11 |
| July | 23.5 | 16.0 | 92 | 11 |
| August | 23.5 | 16.3 | 91 | 10 |
| September | 20.0 | 13.1 | 99 | 10 |
| October | 13.9 | 7.8 | 128 | 11 |
| November | 8.1 | 2.3 | 132 | 12 |
| December | 3.0 | -3.3 | 138 | 13 |
Compared with Halifax, the main town 18 km to the south-west, highs in the warmest month are 0.3 °C higher here, and the year brings the same amount of precipitation. In 4 months the average low falls below 0 °C (January, February, March and December); in 2 months the average high exceeds 20 °C (July and August).
Nearby places with normals of their own (from another station or reanalysis grid cell) compare as follows: Porters Lake (5 km to the east): summers 1.1 °C cooler and 57 mm wetter a year; Eastern Passage (15 km to the south-west): summers 3.2 °C cooler and 14 mm wetter a year; Bedford, Nova Scotia (23 km to the west): summers 0.4 °C warmer and 10 mm drier a year. Among the 70 places we cover in Nova Scotia whose normals come from the ERA5 reanalysis, Lake Echo ranks 22nd for summer warmth and 21st 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 Lake Echo?
The warmest month in Lake Echo is typically July, averaging 23.5 °C (1991–2020 normal). The coldest is January, at -8.3 °C.
How many rainy days does Lake Echo get per year?
Lake Echo sees about 134 rainy days a year, adding up to roughly 1286 mm of rainfall (1991–2020 normals).
How big is the gap between summer and winter in Lake Echo?
Between July and January, the temperature gap in Lake Echo runs to about 31.8 °C, based on the 1991–2020 normals.