Big Bay, British Columbia Weather
Big 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 Big Bay in Range 1 Coast Land District.
Marine forecast and fishing conditions near Big Bay.
Flight conditions near Big Bay. Data source: locating…
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Big Bay.
About Big Bay, British Columbia
Big Bay is a locality in Range 1 Coast Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Big Bay is located at 50.4000°N, 125.1333°W. It observes Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7). Postal code area: V9W.
Big Bay occupies a rugged reach of the Pacific coast within the Range 1 Coast Land District, where the land rises sharply toward the shadowed heights of the Downie Range. It lies 42.6 km north of Campbell River, BC (from Campbell River, BC: bearing 11°T), and is situated 8.8 km north-north-west of Church House. The air here holds a heavy, salt-edged dampness that clings to the cedar boughs, a persistent moisture that seems to soften the harsh edges of the shoreline. Nearby, the Qudǝs/Gillard-Jimmy Judd Island Conservancy stands as a quiet sentinel across the water, barely two kilometers from the bay, while the inland terrain hides the stillness of Mitchell Lake. When the sun retreats behind the mountains, the light flattens into a bruised violet, casting long, somber shadows that stretch across the dark, cold currents of the inlet. Life in Big Bay follows the turning of the tides and the seasonal migration of the salmon, a cycle that has defined the region long before the arrival of modern industry. The local economy persists through a quiet adherence to the sea, reflecting a history of resourcefulness that values the resilience of those who endure the long, rain-swept winters. Further inland, the Quatam River cuts through the dense, tangled wilderness, its path carving a narrow vein through the landscape about fourteen kilometers away, while the distant, jagged silhouette of the Pembroke Range waits twenty-six kilometers to the east. The people of Big Bay maintain a steady, private industry, their days marked by the mechanical hum of work and the deep, abiding silence that settles over the coast once the boats are moored for the evening.
Live animated radar for Big Bay and surroundings — RainViewer.
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 | Big Bay, Range 1 Coast Land District, British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 50.4°N, 125.13333°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7) |
| Postal FSA | V9W |
| Area Code | 236, 250, 604, 672, 778 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Big Bay, British Columbia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Big 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 Big Bay includes coordinates 50.400000°N, 125.133330°W, situated in Range 1 Coast Land District. Postal FSA: V9W. 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.