Actually, Continental does have, in your words, "hyper-sophisticated forecasting technology." I've visited their weather center myself and it's pretty amazing. I'm not a meteorologist, but I just pulled up weather conditions @ the Halifax airport:
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55 °F
Overcast
Humidity: 100% Dew Point: 55 °F Visibility: 1.5 miles
Clouds: Overcast 300 ft
Elevation: 476 ft
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Whenever the air temperature and dew point are equal and humidity is 100% you can bet there is fog. If you've flown into or out of Halifax you should know this is a frequent problem there.
As far as choices, Air Canada has service from Newark to Halifax with a connection in either Toronto or Montreal. There are also multiple options out of LaGuardia, JFK, Islip, Newburgh, Westchester and even Philadelphia and New Haven. It sucks that you couldn't get a confirmed seat until the 3rd but when weather disruptions occur that is often the case. You realize you could go to Newark anytime Thursday or Friday to try to stand-by for an open seat. Often people with confirmed seats are no-shows and since you've been displaced because of weather you can stand-by for free.