Birch Island, British Columbia Weather
Birch Island, 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 Birch Island in Kamloops Division Yale Land District.
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About Birch Island, British Columbia
Birch Island is a community in Kamloops Division Yale Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Birch Island is located at 51.6000°N, 119.9167°W. It observes Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7). Postal code area: V0E.
Birch Island rests in a quiet embrace where the North Thompson River flows with a steady, silver persistence beneath the watchful shadows of the Dunn Range. It lies 95.3 km east of 100 Mile House, BC (from 100 Mile House, BC: bearing 92°T), and is situated 13.9 km west of Vavenby. The air here carries the sharp, clean scent of spruce and the cool dampness rising from the riverbed, a sensory clarity that defines the transition between the valley floor and the rising slopes. As the sun dips behind the Dunn Range, a long, violet light stretches across the water, turning the North Thompson River into a mirror for the darkening heights above. This landscape holds a stillness that feels heavy with the weight of the mountains, yet the land remains porous and light, shifting its colors with every passing cloud. The history of Birch Island is anchored in the rugged labor of those who first cleared the timber and laid the paths through the timber-rich valley of the Kamloops Division Yale Land District. Today, the economy of Birch Island sustains itself through a quiet diligence, balancing the demands of forestry with the simple needs of its residents. While North Thompson River Park offers a green sanctuary nearby, the true character of Birch Island reveals itself in the way life slows to match the current of the river. Travelers passing through on their way to the misted heights of Spahats Creek Falls or the quiet shores of Russell Lake find that Birch Island possesses a distinct, rooted gravity, holding its own against the vastness of the surrounding wilderness.
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| Location | Birch Island, Kamloops Division Yale Land District, British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 51.6°N, 119.91667°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7) |
| Postal FSA | V0E |
| Area Code | 236, 250, 604, 672, 778 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Birch Island, British Columbia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Birch Island, 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 Birch Island includes coordinates 51.600000°N, 119.916670°W, situated in Kamloops Division Yale Land District. Postal FSA: V0E. 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.