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Shad Bay weather: the next 24 hours
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Shad Bay 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 Shad Bay
Neighbouring towns, as the crow flies.
Official weather warnings
No active warning for Shad Bay.
Updated 02 Nov 13:13.
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No active warning for Shad Bay.
Latest measurement near Shad Bay
Measured at McNabs Island, 22 km away from Shad Bay, 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.
Shad Bay lies at about 7 m; the station is at 4 m.
Latest measurements from the Canadian weather stations
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The observed climate near Shad Bay
The weather station nearest to Shad Bay, St Margaret S Bay located 17 m above sea level, is 22 km away; its records cover 1923–2020. In November, the mean temperature there is 4.8 °C over 1991–2020, 1.1 °C more than over 1961–1990 (3.7 °C), with about 151 mm of rain. The warmest month ever measured is August 2015 (22.4 °C), the coldest February 1923 (−12.8 °C). See the full series of St Margaret S Bay
Today in Shad Bay
- Best time to air the house: between 9:00 and 11:00. The outdoor dew point drops to 5.3 °C; once warmed to 20 °C, that air holds only 38 % 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 78 % humidity, 8.9 °C and wind at 10.9 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, 10 °C at 8 pm and wind at 7 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 Shad Bay
Today (Monday 2 Nov) in Shad Bay: overcast, 4 to 16 °C, precipitation 0.0 mm (7 %), wind up to 15 km/h. Tomorrow: drizzle, 3 to 10 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | overcast | 4 °C | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 15 km/h |
| Tomorrow | drizzle | 3 °C | 10 °C | 2.2 mm | 12 km/h |
| Wed 4 Nov | drizzle | 4 °C | 13 °C | 2.6 mm | 19 km/h |
| Thu 5 Nov | overcast | 10 °C | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 11 km/h |
| Fri 6 Nov | overcast | 11 °C | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 13 km/h |
| Sat 7 Nov | light drizzle | 11 °C | 16 °C | 1.2 mm | 31 km/h |
| Sun 8 Nov | showers | 10 °C | 14 °C | 14.1 mm | 31 km/h |
Tomorrow's weather in Shad Bay
Tomorrow, Tuesday 3 Nov, in Shad Bay: drizzle, from 3 to 10 °C, 2.2 mm of precipitation (probability 29 %), wind up to 12 km/h.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
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| 00:00 |  overcast | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 3 % | 5 km/h |
| 03:00 |  drizzle | 9 °C | 0.7 mm | 4 % | 4 km/h |
| 06:00 | light drizzle | 9 °C | 0.4 mm | 29 % | 4 km/h |
| 09:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 22 % | 11 km/h |
| 12:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 11 % | 10 km/h |
| 15:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 % | 7 km/h |
| 18:00 | overcast | 6 °C | 0.0 mm | 9 % | 7 km/h |
| 21:00 | overcast | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 % | 8 km/h |
Frequently asked questions
Will it rain tomorrow in Shad Bay?
Yes: 2.2 mm expected, probability 29 %.
How warm will it be tomorrow in Shad Bay?
Between 3 and 10 °C.
The weekend
This weekend in Shad Bay: Saturday light drizzle, 11 to 16 °C, Sunday showers, 10 to 14 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
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| Sat 7 Nov | light drizzle | 11 °C | 16 °C | 1.2 mm | 31 km/h |
| Sun 8 Nov |  showers | 10 °C | 14 °C | 14.1 mm | 31 km/h |
Hour by hour
The next 48 hours in Shad Bay, 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 | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 11 km/h |
| 10:00 | sunny | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 11:00 | sunny | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 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 % | 13 km/h |
| 15:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 % | 12 km/h |
| 16:00 | overcast | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 % | 9 km/h |
| 17:00 | overcast | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 5 % | 7 km/h |
| 18:00 | overcast | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 3 % | 7 km/h |
| 19:00 | overcast | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 4 % | 6 km/h |
| 20:00 | overcast | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 % | 8 km/h |
| 21:00 | overcast | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 4 % | 7 km/h |
| 22:00 | overcast | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 3 % | 6 km/h |
| 23:00 | overcast | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 5 % | 5 km/h |
| 00:00 | overcast | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 3 % | 5 km/h |
| 01:00 | overcast | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 4 % | 4 km/h |
| 02:00 | overcast | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 4 % | 4 km/h |
| 03:00 | drizzle | 9 °C | 0.7 mm | 4 % | 4 km/h |
| 04:00 | drizzle | 9 °C | 0.7 mm | 18 % | 6 km/h |
| 05:00 | light drizzle | 8 °C | 0.4 mm | 24 % | 6 km/h |
| 06:00 | light drizzle | 9 °C | 0.4 mm | 29 % | 4 km/h |
| 07:00 | overcast | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 16 % | 12 km/h |
| 08:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 23 % | 10 km/h |
| 09:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 22 % | 11 km/h |
| 10:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 22 % | 9 km/h |
| 11:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 20 % | 9 km/h |
| 12:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 11 % | 10 km/h |
| 13:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 9 % | 10 km/h |
| 14:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 % | 8 km/h |
| 15:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 % | 7 km/h |
| 16:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 % | 7 km/h |
| 17:00 | overcast | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 % | 7 km/h |
| 18:00 | overcast | 6 °C | 0.0 mm | 9 % | 7 km/h |
| 19:00 | overcast | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 10 % | 8 km/h |
| 20:00 | overcast | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 14 % | 9 km/h |
| 21:00 | overcast | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 % | 8 km/h |
| 22:00 |  partly cloudy | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 % | 8 km/h |
| 23:00 | overcast | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 % | 7 km/h |
| 00:00 | overcast | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 % | 8 km/h |
| 01:00 | overcast | 5 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 % | 10 km/h |
| 02:00 | overcast | 6 °C | 0.1 mm | 7 % | 12 km/h |
| 03:00 | overcast | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 51 % | 14 km/h |
| 04:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 51 % | 12 km/h |
| 05:00 | light drizzle | 8 °C | 0.2 mm | 51 % | 13 km/h |
| 06:00 | drizzle | 8 °C | 0.6 mm | 51 % | 15 km/h |
| 07:00 | light drizzle | 8 °C | 0.4 mm | 51 % | 15 km/h |
| 08:00 | light drizzle | 9 °C | 0.2 mm | 51 % | 15 km/h |
Location of Shad Bay
Shad Bay lies at 7 m, 35 m below the average of the 70 places we cover in Nova Scotia (42 m). That makes it the 5th lowest of the 70. The main town, Halifax, lies 21 km to the north-east. The nearest places we cover are Beechville (15 km to the north-east), Timberlea (16 km to the north), Thornhill, Nova Scotia (17 km to the north-east) and Spryfield (17 km to the north-east). With about 2,053 inhabitants according to GeoNames, Shad Bay is the 69th largest of the 70 places we cover in Nova Scotia.
Today is 7.3 °C above the November normal (8.4 °C).
Climate of Shad Bay: 1991–2020 normals
In Shad Bay, August is typically the warmest month (up to 21.4 °C on average), while January is the coldest at -6.2 °C. December sees the most rain, with around 141 mm.
By season (average highs, 1991–2020 normals): winter 1.6 °C and 360 mm of rain, spring 7.6 °C and 297 mm, summer 19.7 °C and 278 mm, autumn 13.5 °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 | 0.5 | -6.2 | 114 | 12 |
| February | 0.5 | -6.0 | 105 | 10 |
| March | 3.1 | -2.8 | 112 | 12 |
| April | 7.4 | 1.8 | 98 | 12 |
| May | 12.3 | 6.3 | 86 | 11 |
| June | 17.0 | 11.4 | 98 | 10 |
| July | 20.8 | 16.0 | 92 | 10 |
| August | 21.4 | 16.8 | 88 | 9 |
| September | 18.7 | 14.2 | 100 | 9 |
| October | 13.5 | 9.2 | 132 | 11 |
| November | 8.4 | 3.8 | 133 | 11 |
| December | 3.7 | -1.6 | 141 | 13 |
Compared with Halifax, the main town 21 km to the north-east, highs in the warmest month are 1.8 °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); 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: Beechville (15 km to the north-east): summers 2.5 °C warmer and 24 mm drier a year; Thornhill, Nova Scotia (17 km to the north-east): summers 0.9 °C cooler and as wet; Convoy Place (21 km to the north-east): summers 2.2 °C warmer and 14 mm drier a year. Among the 70 places we cover in Nova Scotia whose normals come from the ERA5 reanalysis, Shad Bay ranks 60th for summer warmth and 11th 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 Shad Bay?
The warmest month in Shad Bay is typically August, averaging 21.4 °C (1991–2020 normal). The coldest is January, at -6.2 °C.
How many rainy days does Shad Bay get per year?
Shad Bay sees about 130 rainy days a year, adding up to roughly 1300 mm of rainfall (1991–2020 normals).
How big is the gap between summer and winter in Shad Bay?
Between August and January, the temperature gap in Shad Bay runs to about 27.6 °C, based on the 1991–2020 normals.