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Nova Scotia sap flow forecast

The next several days for Nova Scotia's sugaring country, read the way a sugarmaker reads them: how cold the night gets, how warm the afternoon gets, and whether that adds up to a run.

Nova Scotia highlighted on a map of the maple belt, with its forecast town (Earltown) marked — Nova Scotia in the maple beltDots: Earltown

Season opens: March; typical
Closes: late April; typical

Earltown · Northern Nova Scotia's Colchester–Cumberland area is where the maple association's president describes the province's producers; Earltown's Maple Mist Farm taps about 8,000 trees (CBC, 2016).

Forecast for Earltown

Updated Nov 10, 4:00 AM EST

1 sap day in the next 6

freeze thaw 0 °C

WedNov 11
-1° / 4°
Maybe a light run
Only a light freeze (30°F). Branches may not freeze hard enough for a strong run.
ThuNov 12
-3° / 6°
Classic sap day
Low 27°F, high 43°F — nights in the 20s and days in the 40s: the textbook sap day.
FriNov 13
-2° / 3°
Maybe a light run
A cool 37°F high. The thaw may be too brief for much flow.
SatNov 14
3° / 11°
No refreeze forecast
Low of 37°F — no refreeze is forecast. An earlier run may continue, then slow; temperature alone cannot rule out flow.
SunNov 15
3° / 4°
No refreeze forecast
Low of 37°F — no refreeze is forecast. An earlier run may continue, then slow; temperature alone cannot rule out flow.
MonNov 16
2° / 4°
No refreeze forecast
Low of 36°F — no refreeze is forecast. An earlier run may continue, then slow; temperature alone cannot rule out flow.

Data: Environment and Climate Change Canada. Verdicts use freeze-thaw thresholds from maple field research; your woods may run a little differently.

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Data & method · 4

1.MSC GeoMet — city page weather · Environment and Climate Change Canada
2.Sap flow in sugar maple: timing and weather drivers (Frontiers in Agronomy, 2025) · de Lima Santos et al.
3.Maple Sugaring Tips for Beginners and Backyard Maple Sugar Producers · UNH Extension
4.North American Maple Syrup Producers Manual, 2nd ed. (Bulletin 856) · The Ohio State University Extension

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