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Dark clouds over the Cape Breton Highlands from Cape Smokey last summer. -Allister Aalders/SaltWire

BEHIND THE WEATHER: Why are some clouds bright and others dark?

Clouds come in all different types, shapes, sizes and, sometimes, colours. Aside from the sometimes colourful clouds we see at dawn and dusk, most would classify clouds as being white or grey. Sometimes, however, clouds are much darker. So, what ...

Updated 16 hours ago |3 min read

WEATHER PHOTO: Soon setting sail in Inverness, N.S.

Updated a day ago |2 min read

-Contributed/Francis A. MacDonald (@PhotoCapeBreton on X)

ALLISTER AALDERS: Fluctuating temperatures will mix April showers with flurries

Updated a day ago |3 min read

MARCH 19, 2006-- Spring has not Sprung--A man bikes through Snow flurries and cold temperatures on Main St. in Dartmouth Sunday. Winter held on until the last day with highs reaching 3 degrees.

WEATHER PHOTO: Calm reflections in Mermaid, P.E.I.

Updated Apr. 15, 2024 |1 min read

ALLISTER AALDERS: Unsettled, mild weekend with brighter skies expected next week

Updated Apr. 12, 2024 |4 min read

WEATHER PHOTO: Stunning view of Northern Bay, N.L.

Updated Apr. 12, 2024 |1 min read

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MARCH 19, 2006-- Spring has not Sprung--A man bikes through Snow flurries and cold temperatures on Main St. in Dartmouth Sunday. Winter held on until the last day with highs reaching 3 degrees.

ALLISTER AALDERS: Fluctuating temperatures will mix April showers with flurries

The jet stream is often dubbed a highway that controls the movement of our weather, but the weather is not always travelling at highway speeds and sometimes comes to a halt. There is a strong ridge of high-pressure southeast of Greenland and a ...

Updated a day ago |3 min read

ALLISTER AALDERS: Unsettled, mild weekend with brighter skies expected next week

Updated Apr. 12, 2024 |4 min read

FOR NEWS STANDALONE:
A man with a colorful umbrella makes his way down the street, on a dreary wet afternoon in Halifax Thursday June 5, 2018.

Tim Krochak/ The Chronicle Herald

ALLISTER AALDERS: Mild temperatures accompany more rain, wind

Updated Apr. 11, 2024 |3 min read

It was a wet day in the capital city on Thursday, April 20, 2023, especially for pedestrians out for a stroll, contending with the rain, drizzle and fog. The inclement weather though didn’t fizz on this duo as they were walking eastward on Empire Avenue near Stamp’s, one with Tim Hortons’s coffee cup in hand. Their water protection pull-over ponchos perhaps kept them a little dry enroute to their destination. -Joe Gibbons/The Telegram

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ALLISTER AALDERS: Reflecting on Monday’s awe-inspiring total solar eclipse

Updated Apr. 10, 2024 |4 min read

Viewing the solar eclipse in Atlantic Canada? Here’s what’s expected weather-wise

Updated Apr. 5, 2024 |4 min read

BY THE NUMBERS: March was much warmer, wetter than normal across most of Atlantic Canada

Updated Apr. 4, 2024 |4 min read

Featured Weather Snapshots

-Contributed/Francis A. MacDonald (@PhotoCapeBreton on X)

WEATHER PHOTO: Soon setting sail in Inverness, N.S.

In no time, these boats will leave the land and be docked and travelling the waters off Cape Breton Island. Francis A. MacDonald shared this photo of the Sue Sea V, Miss Kelly 1, and Ocean Spray IV in Inverness, N.S. In addition to technology, I’m ...

Updated a day ago |2 min read

WEATHER PHOTO: Calm reflections in Mermaid, P.E.I.

Updated Apr. 15, 2024 |1 min read

-Contributed/Jill Crossman

WEATHER PHOTO: Stunning view of Northern Bay, N.L.

Updated Apr. 12, 2024 |1 min read

-Contributed/Vineeth Nayath Gopalan

WEATHER PHOTO: First cruise ship of the season in Stratford, P.E.I.

Updated Apr. 11, 2024 |1 min read

SOLAR ECLIPSE 2024: A celestial gathering in Bouctouche, N.B.

Updated Apr. 10, 2024 |1 min read

SOLAR ECLIPSE 2024: The diamond ring effect in Miramichi, N.B.

Updated Apr. 9, 2024 |1 min read

Featured Ask Allister

Dark clouds over the Cape Breton Highlands from Cape Smokey last summer. -Allister Aalders/SaltWire

BEHIND THE WEATHER: Why are some clouds bright and others dark?

Clouds come in all different types, shapes, sizes and, sometimes, colours. Aside from the sometimes colourful clouds we see at dawn and dusk, most would classify clouds as being white or grey. Sometimes, however, clouds are much darker. So, what ...

Updated 16 hours ago |3 min read

ASK ALLISTER: Where did ‘April showers bring May flowers’ originate?

Updated Apr. 11, 2024 |3 min read

Pedestrians walk past flowers planted near the main entrance to the Halifax Public Gardens on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.
Ryan Taplin - The Chronicle Herald

ASK ALLISTER: What causes wind?

Updated Apr. 2, 2024 |3 min read

Wind is formed in an attempt to restore balance from differences in air pressure.

ALLISTER AALDERS: Weather’s connection to maple syrup production

Updated Mar. 19, 2024 |3 min read

ASK ALLISTER: The total solar eclipse is one month away, but will clouds ruin the show?

Updated Mar. 8, 2024 |5 min read

ASK ALLISTER: How a frosty windshield becomes a work of art

Updated Feb. 28, 2024 |3 min read

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