Fortune Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador Weather

Marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fortune Harbour.

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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fortune Harbour.

About Fortune Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador

Fortune Harbour is a settlement in Exploits, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Fortune Harbour is located at 49.5094°N, 55.2378°W. It observes Newfoundland Time (UTC−3:30 / −2:30). Postal code area: A2B.

Fortune Harbour rests upon the rugged Atlantic coast, where the persistent brine of the ocean clings to the crags of the Fortune Hill. It lies 32.8 km north-north-west of Lewisporte, NL (from Lewisporte, NL: bearing 335°T), and is situated 4.4 km east-south-east of Fleury Bight. Here, the light at dusk bruises the sky into shades of deep violet and slate, casting long, sharp shadows across the rocky terrain that slopes toward the cold, unforgiving sea. The land itself possesses a stark, unyielding permanence, defined by the jagged edges of the shoreline and the sheer verticality of the hill that shields the harbour from the open gales. While the New Bay River winds its path some 24 km away and the quiet waters of Winter Tickle Lake sit 12 km inland, the immediate horizon of Fortune Harbour remains dominated by the restless pulse of the North Atlantic tides. Life in Fortune Harbour has long been shaped by the industry of the sea, where the harvest of the deep dictated the patterns of daily existence for generations of resilient families. The work is hard and salted, reflecting a history of endurance that persists despite the shifting demands of modern trade and the isolation inherent to the coastline. Though Dildo Run Provincial Park offers a distant reprieve some 37 km away, those who dwell in Fortune Harbour find their sanctuary in the immediate, gritty reality of the wharf and the cyclical return of the fishing boats. The air here tastes of iron and salt, a sharp reminder of the elemental forces that govern the movement of the people and the slow, deliberate pace of their work.

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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

About This Fortune Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador Weather Page

This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fortune Harbour, 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 Fortune Harbour includes coordinates 49.509444°N, 55.237778°W, situated in Exploits. Postal FSA: A2B. 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.