Burnside, Nova Scotia Weather
Burnside, 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 Burnside in Colchester.
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About Burnside, Nova Scotia
Burnside is a community in Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Burnside is located at 45.2992°N, 62.9740°W. It observes Atlantic Time (UTC−4 / −3). Postal code area: B6L.
Burnside rests quietly in the shadow of Stewarts Hill, where the land leans toward the movement of the Pembroke River. It lies 25.0 km east-south-east of Truro, NS (from Truro, NS: bearing 107°T), and is situated 15.5 km east-south-east of Lower Harmony. The terrain here holds a stubborn, granite-heavy weight, rising from the riverbanks into dense stands of timber that catch the low, honeyed light of late afternoon. Within this landscape, the stillness is punctuated by the occasional call of birds moving between the heights of the hill and the water, while the air maintains a crisp, damp clarity that lingers long after the sun dips below the horizon. Life in Burnside persists through a quiet adherence to the rhythms of the earth, echoing a history of resourcefulness that once relied on the timber and currents of the Pembroke River. While the proximity of Otter Brook Lake provides a sanctuary for those seeking the solitude of the woods, the broader reach of the Calvary River Wilderness Area stands as a reminder of the vast, untamed character that defines the surrounding geography. Burnside keeps to its own pace, a lingering presence where the work of the day is measured not by the clock, but by the slow, seasonal transition of the forest and the persistent, cool flow of the water.
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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 | Burnside, Colchester, Nova Scotia |
| Coordinates | 45.299226°N, 62.973988°W |
| Timezone | Atlantic Time (UTC−4 / −3) |
| Postal FSA | B6L |
| Area Code | 782, 902 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Burnside, Nova Scotia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Burnside, 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 Burnside includes coordinates 45.299226°N, 62.973988°W, situated in Colchester. Postal FSA: B6L. 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.