Harris Island, Nova Scotia Weather
Harris Island, 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 Harris Island in Yarmouth.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Harris Island.
About Harris Island, Nova Scotia
Harris Island is a locality in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Harris Island is located at 43.6482°N, 66.0289°W. It observes Atlantic Time (UTC−4 / −3). Postal code area: B5A.
Harris Island rests as a solitary protrusion of stone and wild grass along the Atlantic coast, tucked within the rugged topography of the De Viller Hill. It lies 10.9 km south-south-west of Wedgeport, NS (from Wedgeport, NS: bearing 201°T), and is situated 22.3 km south-south-east of Yarmouth. The air here tastes of salt and cold currents, carrying a clarity that makes the horizon appear close enough to touch as the tide pulls away from the rocky shore. This is a landscape defined by the shifting light of the North Atlantic, where the gray-blue water reflects the passing clouds and the land holds the quiet, stubborn endurance of granite. Beyond the immediate coastline, the Tusket River flows through the distance, while the protected expanse of the Tusket Islands Wilderness Area remains a sanctuary for the wilder, unpeopled reaches of the coast. The history of Harris Island reflects the long, maritime labor of those who have harvested the bounty of the nearby Atlantic. Local life adheres to the rise and fall of the sea, with an economy anchored in the traditions of boat building and the seasonal movements of the fleet. While Goose Lake sits further inland, the daily concerns of Harris Island remain directed toward the harbor and the open water, where the horizon serves as the primary clock for those working the waves. Traditions here are carried in the calloused hands of families who have spent generations reading the weather and the currents, grounding their lives in a persistent, honest labor that mirrors the unyielding nature of the coast itself.
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Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-19 · Public domain · Sector code can (Canada / Northern U.S.) · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Harris Island, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Coordinates | 43.648219°N, 66.028941°W |
| Timezone | Atlantic Time (UTC−4 / −3) |
| Postal FSA | B5A |
| Area Code | 782, 902 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Harris Island, Nova Scotia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Harris Island, 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 Harris Island includes coordinates 43.648219°N, 66.028941°W, situated in Yarmouth. Postal FSA: B5A. 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.