Pictou Island, Nova Scotia Weather
Pictou 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 Pictou Island in Pictou.
Marine forecast and fishing conditions near Pictou Island.
Flight conditions near Pictou Island. Data source: locating…
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pictou Island.
About Pictou Island, Nova Scotia
Pictou Island is a community in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Pictou Island is located at 45.8093°N, 62.5539°W. It observes Atlantic Time (UTC−4 / −3). Postal code area: B2H.
Pictou Island rests as a low-slung bastion of earth and stone, cradled by the salt-heavy currents of the Atlantic coast. It lies 25.5 km north-north-east of New Glasgow, NS (from New Glasgow, NS: bearing 16°T), and is situated 18.0 km north-north-east of Pictou Landing. The terrain holds a quiet, austere beauty, where the horizon meets the sea in a sharp, unbroken line that seems to pull the very light from the sky until the cliffs glow with a bruised, violet warmth at dusk. Inland, the land is shaped by the wind and the persistent push of the tides, with a character defined by the distance from the Scotch Hill and the wider stretches of the coast. The air here carries the bracing scent of brine, a cold, clean presence that settles over the fields and scrub brush, grounding the senses in a landscape that feels fundamentally exposed to the elements. Life on Pictou Island has long been shaped by the necessity of the sea, with the local economy rooted in the cyclical demands of the harvest and the small-scale ventures that sustain a seasonal existence. Those who make their home here carry a particular awareness of the shifting weather, an attentiveness born from living some distance from the Big Caribou River or the recreational reaches of Caribou-Munroes Island Provincial Park. Traditions persist in the quiet maintenance of shorelines and the methodical work of the day, reflecting a heritage defined by isolation and the strength of a small, resilient population. The island persists as a distinct, solitary entity, where the pace of the seasons dictates the flow of activity, leaving the inhabitants to navigate the winter chill and the brief, brilliant intensity of the summer sun.
Live animated radar for Pictou Island and surroundings — RainViewer.
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 | Pictou Island, Pictou, Nova Scotia |
| Coordinates | 45.809347°N, 62.553876°W |
| Timezone | Atlantic Time (UTC−4 / −3) |
| Postal FSA | B2H |
| Area Code | 782, 902 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Pictou Island, Nova Scotia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pictou 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 Pictou Island includes coordinates 45.809347°N, 62.553876°W, situated in Pictou. Postal FSA: B2H. 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.