Port Washington, British Columbia Weather
Port Washington, 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 Port Washington in Cowichan Land District.
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About Port Washington, British Columbia
Port Washington is a community in Cowichan Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Port Washington is located at 48.8131°N, 123.3200°W. It observes Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7). Postal code area: V8K.
Port Washington rests upon the craggy spine of the George Hill, overlooking the shifting salt-grey waters of the Pacific coast. It lies 19.0 km north-north-east of Sidney, BC (from Sidney, BC: bearing 18°T), and is situated 13.8 km east-south-east of Ganges. The terrain rises sharply from the shoreline, where the air holds a permanent, brine-heavy chill that clings to the cedar boughs and darkens the stone. Inland, the landscape settles into the quiet shadows of the George Hill, while the nearby Gulf Islands National Park Reserve of Canada offers a sanctuary of undisturbed thickets and rocky outcrops. When the light fades at dusk, the horizon pulls the sky down to meet the tide, leaving the land between Roe Lake and the coast bathed in a pale, bruised violet that feels as ancient as the bedrock itself. History lingers in the Cowichan Land District through the remnants of early maritime trade and the persistent, industrious spirit of those who first cleared the timbered slopes. Port Washington maintains a character defined by the sea, with an economy that has shifted from the raw extraction of resources to a quieter, seasonal existence that respects the limits of the island geography. Though the Cowichan River flows far to the south, its presence remains a distant, symbolic tether for the region, grounding the local identity in the broader watershed of the island. Life here moves with the tide, a steady progression of chores and stillness, where the turning of the seasons provides the only true measure of time for those who live beneath the canopy.
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Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-19 · Public domain · Sector code can (Canada / Northern U.S.) · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Port Washington, Cowichan Land District, British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 48.813056°N, 123.32°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7) |
| Postal FSA | V8K |
| Area Code | 236, 250, 604, 672, 778 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Port Washington, British Columbia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Port Washington, 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 Port Washington includes coordinates 48.813056°N, 123.320000°W, situated in Cowichan Land District. Postal FSA: V8K. 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.