Shutty Bench, British Columbia Weather
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About Shutty Bench, British Columbia
Shutty Bench is a community in Kootenay Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Shutty Bench is located at 49.9667°N, 116.9167°W. It observes Mountain Standard Time — no DST (UTC−7). Postal code area: V0G.
Shutty Bench clings to the steep eastern shore of Kootenay Lake, a shelf of earth held fast against the rising slopes of the Blue Ridge. It lies 59.3 km north-north-east of Nelson, BC (from Nelson, BC: bearing 27°T), and is situated 6.3 km north of Kaslo. The air here holds the weight of the water, a cool, damp stillness that settles over the cedar and fir as the sun retreats behind the peaks. To the north, the Kaslo River carves its way toward the lake, bringing with it the mineral scent of high-mountain snowmelt that defines the watershed. Further out, the distant mass of the Caribou Glacier and the high, protected reaches of Kokanee Glacier Park stand as white-crowned sentinels, watching over a landscape that remains defined by its verticality and the deep, cold clarity of the lake. The history of Shutty Bench is written in the stubborn clearing of timber and the quiet persistence of those who worked the fruit orchards in the long light of the Kootenay summers. While the local economy has shifted from the early days of raw extraction, the character of Shutty Bench persists in the way residents maintain their small holdings against the encroachment of the forest. Life here follows the light, shifting from the early morning mist that clings to the lake surface to the golden hour when the shadows lengthen across the bench, turning the water into a sheet of hammered copper. It is a quiet existence, marked by the seasonal pulse of the lake and the knowledge that the wilderness of the Blue Ridge is never more than a few steps beyond the back door.
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| Location | Shutty Bench, Kootenay Land District, British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 49.966667°N, 116.91667°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (UTC−7) |
| Postal FSA | V0G |
| Area Code | 236, 250, 604, 672, 778 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Shutty Bench, British Columbia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shutty Bench, 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 Shutty Bench includes coordinates 49.966667°N, 116.916670°W, situated in Kootenay Land District. Postal FSA: V0G. Telephone area code: 236, 250, 604, 672, 778. Timezone: Mountain Standard Time — no DST (UTC−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.