Lake Echo, Nova Scotia, Canada

Current Weather Conditions at Amateur Radio Station VE1DX

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Last Refresh Monday, 18 Mar 2024 - 11:45 pm (23:45) ADT
                      Tuesday, 19 Mar 2024 - 02:45 am (02:45) UTC

Current Conditions

Outside Temp -0.7°C 30.8°F
Apparent Temperature -3.1°C 26.5°F
Dewpoint -3.0°C 26.5°F
Humidity 84% 84%
Barometer 996.7 mbar 29.432 inHg
Barometer Trend (3 hours) -0.1 mbar -0.004 inHg
Altimeter 996.7 mbar 29.431 inHg
Wind
0 km/h from N/A (N/A) 0 mph (0 knots)
Rain Rate 0.00 cm/h 0.00 in/h

This station reports what it "feels like" using Apparent Temperature instead of Wind Chill, Heat Index, and Humidex. This provides a more comprehensive and streamlined measure of how the weather feels, incorporating factors like temperature, humidity, and wind into a single, easy-to-understand value.

For traditionalists, it's safe to say that the Apparent Temperature essentially reflects the Wind Chill during colder months and aligns closely with the Humidex in warmer periods, offering a familiar reference point while incorporating modern meteorological understanding.

Since Midnight

High Temperature 9.8°C (49.7°F) at 03:48 pm
Low Temperature -0.7°C (30.8°F) at 10:53 pm
High Apparent Temperature 7.8°C (46.1°F) at 03:50 pm
Low Apparent Temperature -3.4°C (25.9°F) at 10:54 pm
High Humidity 94% at 08:18 am
Low Humidity 49% at 04:36 pm
High Dewpoint 3.6°C (38.5°F) at 12:34 pm
Low Dewpoint -3.4°C (25.9°F) at 11:38 pm
High Barometer 999.3 mbar (29.508 inHg) at 10:03 am
Low Barometer 996.1 mbar (29.415 inHg) at 05:58 pm
Today's Rain 0.02 cm (0.01 in)
High Rain Rate 0.00 cm/h (0.00 in/h) at 12:00 am
High Wind 37 km/h (23 mph) from 266° at 03:09 pm
Average Wind 3 km/h (2 mph)
RMS Wind 4 km/h (3 mph)
Vector Average Speed 2 km/h (1 mph)
Vector Average Direction 222° (SW)


March's summary so far

Minimum temperature -12.5°C (9.5°F) on 01 Mar at 07:10 am
Maximum temperature 11.8°C (53.3°F) on 06 Mar at 02:56 pm
High Apparent Temperature 11.7°C (53.1°F) at 06 Mar at 02:57 pm
Low Apparent Temperature -20.4°C (-4.8°F) at 01 Mar at 09:19 am
Maximum dewpoint 9.8°C (49.6°F) on 06 Mar at 01:51 pm
Minimum dewpoint -19.3°C (-2.7°F) on 01 Mar at 09:57 am
Max 10-min avg wind 24 km/h (15 mph) from the N on 08 Mar at 03:05 pm
Highest gust 48 km/h (30 mph) on 08 Mar at 12:00 am
Highest daily rain 2.72 cm (1.07 in) on 07 Mar
Monthly rain total 8.02 cm (3.16 in)
Days that it rained 12
Days above 25 C 0
Days below 0 C 11


Lake Echo extremes since 2015

Maximum temperature 34.6°C (94.2°F) at 04:05 pm on 01 Jun 2023
Minimum temperature -24.4°C (-11.9°F) at 05:05 am on 04 Feb 2023
High Apparent Temperature 38.4°C (101.1°F) at at 06:15 pm on 20 Jul 2019
Low Apparent Temperature -30.9°C (-23.5°F) at at 02:50 am on 04 Feb 2023
Maximum dewpoint 24.3°C (75.8°F) on at 02:35 pm on 07 Aug 2022
Minimum dewpoint -73.3°C (-99.9°F) on at 11:11 pm on 04 Dec 2017
Highest gust 85 km/h (53 mph) at 07:55 pm on 25 Dec 2017
Highest daily rain 6.70 cm (2.64 in) on 01 Oct 2015
Maximum barometric pressure 1050.5 mbar (31.022 inHg) at 08:25 am on 26 Nov 2015
Minimum barometric pressure 963.5 mbar (28.453 inHg) at 07:35 pm on 07 Sep 2019


Current NS power outages: Interactive map

Historical Lake Echo power interruptions: Outages

Local tide data: Graphs and tables

Data uploaded to these sites:

WeatherCloud: VE1DX - WXLake_Echo
AWEKAS Austria: VE1DX - Lake Echo
CWOP: VE1DX - Citizen Weather Observer Program
Met United Kingdom: VE1DX - Lake Echo


Environment Canada weather forecast for Halifax




Environment Canada radar loop for Nova Scotia




General Hurricane Tracking Information

 

About this weather station:

Collecting weather data since 27 Sep 2015 (8 years, 5 months, and 20 days)
There are 891,403 records in the database
Location
Latitude: 44° 44.28' N
Longitude: 063° 22.66' W
Ground ASL: 19 metres
Sensor Suite Above Ground: 7 metres
Sensor Suite ASL: 26 meters

Station

This station uses a Davis Vantage Vue VUE, controlled by 'WeeWX', a user customized version of an experimental weather software system interpreted by Python 3.11.2.
Weewx was designed to be simple, fast, and easy to understand by leveraging modern software concepts.
This software is running on a Raspberry Pi Model 5 (a credit card sized single board computer) using the Arm64 port of Debian GNU/Linux 12 64-bit operating system.

Davis Vantage VUE Raspberry Pi 5

The Integrated Sensor Suite (ISS) transmits sensor data to the base station every 2.5 seconds at a rate of 19.2 kbps.
These data are archived, which enables weewx to perform analytics and update the website accordingly every 5 minutes.

Weewx uptime: 4 days, 8 hours, 57 minutes

Server uptime: 4 days, 8 hours, 59 minutes
weewx v5.0.2
Console battery: 4.8 V
Remote sensor signal strength: 97%

Today's Almanac
Sun
Start civil twilight: 06:49:27
Sunrise: 07:18:56
Transit: 13:21:21
Sunset: 19:24:33
End civil twilight: 19:54:07
Azimuth: 327.4°
Astronomical Altitude: -40.8°
Right ascension: 359.1°
Declination: -0.4°
Equinox: 20/03/24 00:06:22
Solstice: 20/06/24 17:51:03
Moon
Rise: 12:32:05
Transit: 20:55:23
Set: 04:28:05
Azimuth: 255.3°
Astronomical Altitude: 52.3°
Right ascension: 113.6°
Declination: 26.5°
Full moon: 25/03/24 04:00:16
New moon: 08/04/24 15:20:48
Phase: First quarter
(69% full)




Today has 12 hours, 5 minutes, 36 seconds of daylight
3 minutes, 7 seconds more than yesterday
temperatures Apparent Temperature outside humidity rain wind barometer Hi Wind Wind Vector day rx percent

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