Port La Tour, Nova Scotia Weather
Port La Tour, 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 Port La Tour in Shelburne.
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About Port La Tour, Nova Scotia
Port La Tour is a community in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Port La Tour is located at 43.4973°N, 65.4746°W. It observes Atlantic Time (UTC−4 / −3). Postal code area: B5A.
Port La Tour anchors itself firmly upon the Atlantic coast, where the salt-heavy air clarifies the edges of the world. It lies 13.9 km east-north-east of Clark's Harbour, NS (from Clark's Harbour, NS: bearing 64°T), and is situated 10.1 km south-east of Barrington. The landscape rises toward the Ratcliffe Hills, creating a backdrop that holds the light long after the sun dips toward the horizon, while the Port La Tour Bogs Wilderness Area provides a vast, quiet expanse of moss and heath just 4 km away. Here, the ground is damp and resilient, reflecting a sky that shifts from bruised purple to a pale, crystalline blue. The terrain suggests a slow persistence, with the earth absorbing the rhythm of the tides and the occasional drift of fog that rolls in from the open water to mute the sharp lines of the shore. The history of Port La Tour persists in the quiet industry of its docks and the sturdy architecture that survives the winter gales. Fishing remains the primary pulse of the local economy, a trade that demands a deep familiarity with the unpredictable moods of the Atlantic. Beyond the immediate harbor, the Barrington River flows 11 km away, serving as a reminder of the inland water systems that once shaped early movement through the region. People navigate the day with a focused intent, whether tending to gear or observing the distant sights of Bakers Flats, located 10 km away, or the trace of Phils Falls, situated 12 km away. Life follows the demands of the sea, leaving little room for artifice in a place defined by its raw, elemental boundaries.
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Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-19 · Public domain · Sector code can (Canada / Northern U.S.) · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Port La Tour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia |
| Coordinates | 43.497323°N, 65.474619°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 Port La Tour, Nova Scotia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Port La Tour, 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 Port La Tour includes coordinates 43.497323°N, 65.474619°W, situated in Shelburne. 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.