Sunshine Bay, British Columbia Weather
Sunshine 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 Sunshine Bay in Kamloops Division Yale Land District.
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About Sunshine Bay, British Columbia
Sunshine Bay is a community in Kamloops Division Yale Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Sunshine Bay is located at 49.6000°N, 117.0000°W. It observes Mountain Standard Time — no DST (UTC−7). Postal code area: V1L.
Sunshine Bay rests along the expansive, cool depths of Kootenay Lake, tucked into the rugged embrace of the Kamloops Division Yale Land District. It lies 24.4 km east-north-east of Nelson, BC (from Nelson, BC: bearing 61°T), and is situated 3.9 km south-west of Balfour. The terrain rises sharply toward the Humpback Ridge, where the air holds a crisp, resinous quality that seems to sharpen the outlines of every cedar and hemlock. Near the Kootenay River, the light at dusk turns the water into a sheet of hammered silver, reflecting the stillness of a landscape shaped by glacial retreat. Kokanee Creek Park offers a nearby refuge of dense canopy and rushing water, while the distant, snow-crowned presence of Kokanee Glacier serves as a silent, icy sentinel over the valley floor. The history of Sunshine Bay follows the quiet pulse of the water, where early settlement relied upon the Kootenay River as a vital artery for transit and trade. While the local economy has long shifted from its early reliance on the timber harvested from these steep slopes, the land retains a sense of purpose rooted in the harvest of orchard fruits and the careful stewardship of the shoreline. Life in Sunshine Bay moves with the changing seasons, marked by the arrival of salmon in the streams and the slow, deliberate turn of the mountain weather. Residents here share a connection to the Kootenay Lake basin, maintaining a traditional pace that values the solitude of the ridge and the enduring clarity of the alpine air.
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| Location | Sunshine Bay, Kamloops Division Yale Land District, British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 49.6°N, 117.0°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (UTC−7) |
| Postal FSA | V1L |
| Area Code | 236, 250, 604, 672, 778 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Sunshine Bay, British Columbia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sunshine 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 Sunshine Bay includes coordinates 49.600000°N, 117.000000°W, situated in Kamloops Division Yale Land District. Postal FSA: V1L. 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.