Alert Bay, British Columbia Weather
Alert Bay, British Columbia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, ECCC alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, marine and fishing conditions with a solunar forecast, soil and crop conditions for Alert Bay in Rupert Land District.
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About Alert Bay, British Columbia
Alert Bay is a village in Rupert Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is a small community with a population of 382. Alert Bay is located at 50.5839°N, 126.9278°W. It observes Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7). Postal code area: V0P.
Alert Bay anchors itself firmly upon the rugged Pacific coast, defined by the brooding presence of McDonald Hill and the distant, restless currents of the Nimpkish River. It lies 11.0 km east of Port McNeill, BC (from Port McNeill, BC: bearing 93°T), and is situated 8.4 km south-east of Sointula. The land here holds a certain heavy clarity, where the salt-thickened air clings to the cedar planks of the waterfront and the light at dusk turns the water into a sheet of hammered grey iron. Beyond the immediate shoreline, the wilderness asserts its proximity, with Roselle Lake and the quiet expanses of Lower Nimpkish Park resting eight kilometers away as silent sentinels in the forest. Alert Bay carries the weight of a long-standing Indigenous heritage, rooted in the deep traditions of the Kwakwaka’wakw people, whose presence continues to shape the cultural pulse of the district. Industry here has historically leaned toward the sea, with fishing fleets and the lingering echoes of the cannery days defining the local economy. Everyday life in Alert Bay follows the tides, a steady movement of boats and people that reflects a resilience born of wind, rain, and the cold, dark depths of the surrounding waters.
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NOAA GOES-19 GEOCOLOR — Canada / Northern U.S. sector. Auto-refreshes every 10 minutes on page reload. Frames the whole country from Newfoundland to the BC coast, plus adjacent Pacific and Atlantic storm approaches.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-19 · Public domain · Sector code can (Canada / Northern U.S.) · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Alert Bay, Rupert Land District, British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 50.583889°N, 126.927778°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7) |
| Postal FSA | V0P |
| Area Code | 236, 250, 604, 672, 778 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Alert Bay, British Columbia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alert Bay, British Columbia, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, ECCC extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modelled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES satellite imagery. Additional sections may include marine and fishing conditions with a solunar forecast for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live Water Survey of Canada river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Alert Bay includes coordinates 50.583889°N, 126.927778°W, situated in Rupert Land District. Postal FSA: V0P. Telephone area code: 236, 250, 604, 672, 778. Timezone: Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7).
Weather data is sourced from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from Water Survey of Canada (WSC) via the ECCC GeoMet realtime hydrometric feed. Marine and solunar data are modelled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-19 and is public domain.