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Saint John Today — Monday, August 24, 2026

Saint John Today — Monday, August 24, 2026

🌦️ Weather

Current: Around 19°C with drizzle at Saint John Airport this morning. The forecast calls for a cloudy day with a 60% chance of drizzle or showers, fog patches clearing toward the coast, and a high around 21–22°C. Humidex near 29–30.

 
 
 

🌊 Bay of Fundy tides

Confirmed: At the Reversing Falls, today’s predicted current reversals are approximately 7:43 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 8:02 p.m. These are current-direction predictions rather than high/low tide heights.

The City of Saint John is also reporting the latest Bay of Fundy level and next tide information on its current-conditions page.

🚢 Cruise ships

Confirmed: I found no Saint John cruise-ship call listed for today in the current Port Saint John information. The port’s official 2026 schedule remains the best source for changes and cancellations.

Saint John — Cruise Schedule

👮 Police & public safety

Confirmed: The latest Saint John Police Force releases include:

  • Aug. 22: Missing-person investigation involving Danny Powers, 54.
  • Aug. 21: Arrest in a drug-trafficking investigation following an Aug. 19 operation.
  • Aug. 21: Update on the Canada-wide warrant involving Michael Fallon.
  • Aug. 20: Missing youth Jase Brooks-Lisoway was safely located.
  • Aug. 19: A third 18-year-old was arrested in the ongoing serious-assault investigation in Uptown Saint John.

Developing: No newer major Saint John Police Force release dated August 24 was visible in the official media-release feed at the time of this briefing. Saint John Police Force — Latest News

🚧 Traffic & transportation

Confirmed: The New Brunswick Department of Transportation has advised of traffic disruptions on the Harbour Bridge today, Monday, August 24. Drivers should allow extra time and check current traffic information before travelling. The City is also listing current traffic advisories for Rothesay Avenue and Germain Street.

📰 Important local news

City Market: The 150th anniversary of Saint John City Market remains a major local story, with anniversary activities and related traffic changes continuing to affect Uptown.

Housing: The City says supportive housing for vulnerable youth is opening soon in Saint John, part of the city’s response to homelessness and housing insecurity.

Budget: The City continues seeking resident input on the municipal budget, another key civic issue heading into the fall.

🎭 Events today & this week

  • Fundy Fringe Festival — listed for today at the BMO Studio Theatre, 112 Princess St.

Blood Donor Clinic — today at 20 Randy Jones Way.

KV Walkers — Monday evening walk; the summer series concludes today.

Tuesday, Aug. 25: Music in the Park — Jaclyn Reinhart Band, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 26: Open Mic Night at O’Leary’s Pub and other local events.

Friday, Aug. 28: Sea Glass Festival begins at Market Square and continues Saturday.

Saturday, Aug. 29: Passport to Parks — Little River Reservoir, 1 p.m.

📌 SAINT JOHN AT A GLANCE

🌧️ Drizzle/showers | 🌡️ 21–22°C | 🌊 Fundy currents changing through the day | 🚢 No cruise call confirmed | 👮 Drug-trafficking arrest & ongoing investigations | 🚧 Harbour Bridge disruptions | 🎭 Fundy Fringe continues | 🩸 Blood donor clinic today

Weather

Saint John, NB — Daily Weather & Tide Report

Saint John, NB — Daily Weather & Tide Report

Monday, August 24, 2026

  • Temperature: High 21°C / Low 16°C
  • Conditions: Cloudy with a 60% chance of drizzle or showers; fog patches dissipating this morning.
  • Rain chance: 60% today; 30% tonight.
  • Wind: South around 15 km/h this morning, with light winds expected later.
  • Sunrise / Sunset: 6:35 AM / 8:18 PM ADT.

🌊 Saint John Harbour Tides

Official Fisheries and Oceans Canada / Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) Station 00065:

Tide Time Height
Low water 3:53 AM 1.827 m (6.0 ft)
High water 10:05 AM 6.697 m (22.0 ft)
Low water 4:12 PM 2.078 m (6.8 ft)
High water 10:24 PM 7.198 m (23.6 ft)

CHS tide heights are referenced to chart datum.

🌊 Reversing Falls

CHS Station 00066 is the official source for Reversing Falls timing. The current station page is available, but today’s detailed transition times were not returned reliably in this run, so no unverified times are being published.

Sources: Environment and Climate Change Canada — Saint John forecast · Canadian Hydrographic Service — Saint John Station 00065 · CHS Reversing Falls Station 00066

Fun Holidays

Pluto Demotion Day

Noventa años de que Plutón recibiera su nombre... de una niña

Pluto: The Little World That Captured Our Hearts

Pluto: Small, Distant and Fascinating

For decades, Pluto was known as the ninth planet in our solar system. Although it was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006, Pluto remains one of the most fascinating worlds in space.

Located in the distant Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune, Pluto is about 2,377 kilometres wide—roughly one-fifth the diameter of Earth. It orbits the Sun from an average distance of about 5.9 billion kilometres.

A World of Ice and Mountains

Pluto is far more complicated than scientists once imagined. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft revealed mountains, valleys, plains, craters and enormous areas covered with frozen nitrogen. Its famous bright, heart-shaped region, known as Tombaugh Regio, became one of the most recognizable sights in the solar system.

Temperatures can fall to around -240°C, making Pluto an incredibly cold place. Its thin atmosphere contains mainly nitrogen, along with methane and carbon monoxide.

The Historic New Horizons Mission

On July 14, 2015, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made history by becoming the first spacecraft to fly past Pluto. After a journey lasting more than nine years, it sent back the first detailed images of Pluto and its moons.

The mission transformed Pluto from a distant point of light into a dynamic and surprisingly complex world.

Pluto and Charon

Pluto has five known moons, with Charon being by far the largest. Charon is roughly half Pluto’s diameter, and the two worlds orbit a point outside Pluto itself. This unusual relationship has led scientists to describe the pair as a particularly interesting double-world system.

Still a Favourite

Whether you call Pluto a planet or a dwarf planet, there is no denying its special place in popular culture. It is a reminder that our solar system still holds many mysteries—and that even a small, frozen world billions of kilometres away can capture our imagination.

Pluto may be small, but it has a very big place in our hearts. 🌌💙

Image: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute, New Horizons.