Birchy Nap, Newfoundland and Labrador Weather
Birchy Nap, Newfoundland and Labrador — 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 Birchy Nap in St. John's East Extern.
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About Birchy Nap, Newfoundland and Labrador
Birchy Nap is a neighbourhood in St. John's East Extern, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Birchy Nap is located at 47.6536°N, 52.7467°W. It observes Newfoundland Time (UTC−3:30 / −2:30). Postal code area: A1K.
Birchy Nap rises from the rugged Atlantic coast as a quiet sentinel of rock and salt-spray, anchored firmly within the rise of Coles Hill. It lies 19.4 km north of St. John's, NL (from St. John's, NL: bearing 11°T), and is situated 15.7 km north-north-east of Mount Pearl. The air here holds a distinctive, bracing clarity, smelling of cold brine and the damp earth that clings to the steep, uneven slopes overlooking the sea. To the west, the landscape hums with the hidden presence of water; the Coakers River meanders through the hinterland some 7 km away, while the still, dark surface of Virginia Lake sits roughly 6 km inland, reflecting the shifting moods of the Newfoundland sky. As the sun begins to dip, a pale, pearlescent light spills across the terrain, illuminating the sparse vegetation and the jagged contours of the shoreline that define the edge of this island. The character of Birchy Nap persists in the deliberate movements of those who work the land and the nearby coastal waters, balancing the demands of a modern economy with the endurance of traditional ways. While the solitude of the coastline defines much of the experience, the proximity of The Spout, located 12 km away, offers a raw encounter with the power of the ocean, just as the nearby Marine Drive Provincial Park, also 12 km distant, provides a space where the wind and the horizon hold sway. Life in Birchy Nap maintains a focus on the essential, where the persistence of the tides and the seasonal migration of light govern the daily cycle. There is a singular beauty in the way the horizon seems to press against the land, reminding any observer that Birchy Nap is a place defined as much by its distance from the frantic world as by its proximity to the Atlantic.
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NOAA GOES-19 GEOCOLOR — Canada / Northern U.S. sector. Auto-refreshes every 10 minutes on page reload. Frames the whole country from Newfoundland to the BC coast, plus adjacent Pacific and Atlantic storm approaches.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-19 · Public domain · Sector code can (Canada / Northern U.S.) · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Birchy Nap, St. John's East Extern, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Coordinates | 47.653611°N, 52.746667°W |
| Timezone | Newfoundland Time (UTC−3:30 / −2:30) |
| Postal FSA | A1K |
| Area Code | 709, 879 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Birchy Nap, Newfoundland and Labrador Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Birchy Nap, Newfoundland and Labrador, 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 Birchy Nap includes coordinates 47.653611°N, 52.746667°W, situated in St. John's East Extern. Postal FSA: A1K. Telephone area code: 709, 879. Timezone: Newfoundland Time (UTC−3:30 / −2:30).
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.