Sawmill Bay, Northwest Territories Weather
Sawmill Bay, Northwest Territories — 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 Sawmill Bay.
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About Sawmill Bay, Northwest Territories
Sawmill Bay is a locality in Northwest Territories, Canada. It is classified as a town. Sawmill Bay is located at 65.7169°N, 118.9016°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: X0E.
Sawmill Bay hunkers against the rugged, unforgiving shoreline of Great Bear Lake, where the earth yields to a vast, subarctic expanse. It lies 192.7 km north-north-west of Gamètì, NT (from Gamètì, NT: bearing 338°T), and is situated 287.9 km south-west of Kugluktuk. The horizon here holds a brittle clarity, with the light at dusk stretching long, violet shadows across the rocky outcrops that define the perimeter of Sawmill Bay. Lichen clings to the stone in muted patches of ochre and grey, while the air maintains a sharp, crystalline bite even in the height of the season. The history of Sawmill Bay lingers in the remnants of industrial infrastructure that once served the resource-heavy ambitions of the north. Operations here grew from the necessity of extraction, leaving behind a stillness that settles deep into the surrounding terrain once the machinery of the past fell silent. Today, the quietude of the water provides a stark contrast to the former intensity of the local economy, as the land slowly reclaims the ground where human effort once sought to master the elements.
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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 | Sawmill Bay, Northwest Territories |
| Coordinates | 65.716914°N, 118.901637°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6) |
| Postal FSA | X0E |
| Area Code | 867 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Sawmill Bay, Northwest Territories Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sawmill Bay, Northwest Territories, 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 Sawmill Bay includes coordinates 65.716914°N, 118.901637°W. Postal FSA: X0E. Telephone area code: 867. Timezone: Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6).
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.