Amherst Shore, Nova Scotia Weather
Amherst Shore, Nova Scotia — 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 Amherst Shore in Cumberland.
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About Amherst Shore, Nova Scotia
Amherst Shore is a community in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Amherst Shore is located at 45.9692°N, 63.8948°W. It observes Atlantic Time (UTC−4 / −3). Postal code area: B4H.
Amherst Shore rests along the Atlantic coast, where the land meets the cold, salt-heavy breath of the sea. It lies 17.3 km east-south-east of Strait Shores, NS (from Strait Shores, NS: bearing 121°T), and is situated 10.8 km north of Shinimicas Bridge. The terrain rises toward the modest prominence of Uniacke Hill, while the Shinimicas River carves a quiet path through the surrounding fields before finding the tide. At dusk, the light here turns a bruised, translucent violet, settling over the shoreline with a stillness that makes the distant movement of the water feel heavy and deliberate. Residents have long looked toward the land’s edge for their livelihood, finding in the soil and the coastal currents a way of life defined by the seasonal turning of the tides. While Lake Killarney sits inland, the maritime influence remains the primary force in Amherst Shore, shaping the character of the people who work the earth and watch the shifting horizons. The pace of life here moves in alignment with the wind, grounded in a geography that demands patience and a steady, watchful eye.
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| Location | Amherst Shore, Cumberland, Nova Scotia |
| Coordinates | 45.969166°N, 63.894825°W |
| Timezone | Atlantic Time (UTC−4 / −3) |
| Postal FSA | B4H |
| Area Code | 782, 902 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Amherst Shore, Nova Scotia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Amherst Shore, Nova Scotia, 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 Amherst Shore includes coordinates 45.969166°N, 63.894825°W, situated in Cumberland. Postal FSA: B4H. Telephone area code: 782, 902. Timezone: Atlantic Time (UTC−4 / −3).
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.