Youbou, British Columbia Weather
Youbou, 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 Youbou in Cowichan Lake Land District.
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About Youbou, British Columbia
Youbou is a community in Cowichan Lake Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Youbou is located at 48.8667°N, 124.2000°W. It observes Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7). Postal code area: V9X.
Youbou rests firmly against the northern shore of Cowichan Lake, where the terrain rises toward the rugged profile of the Hill 60 Ridge. It lies 31.4 km west-south-west of Ladysmith, BC (from Ladysmith, BC: bearing 244°T), and is situated 6.1 km north-north-west of Honeymoon Bay. The air here carries a persistent dampness, a heavy sweetness of cedar and fir that lingers long after the sun dips behind the high ground. Beneath the shadow of the peaks, the water of Cowichan Lake mirrors the sky with a clarity that turns the evening light into liquid silver, grounding the landscape in a quiet, enduring stillness. The history of Youbou grew from the timber that once defined the horizon, anchoring a local economy that prioritized the harvest of the surrounding forest. While the Robertson River flows through the wilder reaches about 7 km away, the pulse of daily life in Youbou is dictated by the shoreline and the steady, shifting moods of the lake. Workers once moved through the mills with a deliberate, heavy-booted purpose, leaving a legacy of resilience that persists in the way the local residents watch the weather move across the water. Life here follows the seasons of the woods, a slow accumulation of days spent under the gaze of the Hill 60 Ridge, where the past is kept alive in the weathered wood of old structures and the enduring habits of those who call the waterfront home.
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| Location | Youbou, Cowichan Lake Land District, British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 48.866667°N, 124.2°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7) |
| Postal FSA | V9X |
| Area Code | 236, 250, 604, 672, 778 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Youbou, British Columbia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Youbou, 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 Youbou includes coordinates 48.866667°N, 124.200000°W, situated in Cowichan Lake Land District. Postal FSA: V9X. 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.