Hornby Island, British Columbia Weather
Hornby 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 Hornby Island in Nanaimo Land District.
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About Hornby Island, British Columbia
Hornby Island is a community in Nanaimo Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Hornby Island is located at 49.5331°N, 124.6672°W. It observes Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7). Postal code area: V9M.
Hornby Island rests within the Nanaimo Land District, a rugged thumb of sandstone and forest rising from the Pacific waters. It lies 29.4 km south-east of Courtenay, BC (from Courtenay, BC: bearing 126°T), and is situated 11.1 km north of Bowser. The island’s terrain holds a quiet intensity, where the light at dusk clings to the shoreline like a cooling ember, casting long, bruised shadows against the bluff. Across the water, the distant, serrated spine of the Beaufort Range defines the horizon, while the white, frozen crown of Comox Glacier catches the last of the sun. The air here tastes of salt and crushed cedar, carrying a stillness that persists even when the wind stirs the salal and the arbutus. Tribune Bay Park sits nearby, its crescent of pale sand offering a sanctuary where the tide pulls at the earth with a slow, rhythmic insistence. The history of Hornby Island holds the quiet weight of generations who navigated the currents between the islands and the mainland. Local life centers on a self-reliant economy, where small-scale agriculture and the arts provide a steady pulse to the days. Graham Lake remains a tucked-away interior presence, its dark water reflecting the dense canopy of Douglas fir that covers much of the island’s interior. Farther inland, beyond the reach of the sea, the Tsable River flows toward the coast, marking the passage of water through the wider landscape. Hornby Island maintains a character defined by its isolation and its people, who gather in the quiet of the off-season to sustain a culture that values the slow observation of the natural world.
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| Location | Hornby Island, Nanaimo Land District, British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 49.533056°N, 124.667222°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7) |
| Postal FSA | V9M |
| Area Code | 236, 250, 604, 672, 778 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Hornby Island, British Columbia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hornby 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 Hornby Island includes coordinates 49.533056°N, 124.667222°W, situated in Nanaimo Land District. Postal FSA: V9M. 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.