Rankinville, Nova Scotia Weather
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About Rankinville, Nova Scotia
Rankinville is a locality in Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Rankinville is located at 46.0643°N, 61.3676°W. It observes Atlantic Time (UTC−4 / −3). Postal code area: B0E.
Rankinville sits quietly where the land meets the Atlantic coast, defined by the steady presence of the Northeast Mabou River and the nearby rise of the Green Hill. It lies 19.0 km south-south-west of Inverness, NS (from Inverness, NS: bearing 194°T), and is situated 2.1 km east-south-east of Mabou. The terrain around Rankinville holds the crisp, salt-heavy air of the coast, where the light at dusk turns the water to the color of tarnished silver. Just two kilometers away, the quiet reach of Mabou Provincial Park offers a refuge of trees and wind, while the distant, hidden mirror of Loch Ban remains fourteen kilometers removed from the immediate gaze of the settlement. The landscape here does not clamor for attention, preferring instead the low hum of the tides and the long, sloping shadows cast by the hills as they guard the river’s mouth. The history of Rankinville stays rooted in the traditional labor of the soil and the sea, reflecting a local economy that has long favored self-reliance and the careful stewardship of the land. Daily life in Rankinville moves with the tide, a persistence of habit that values the turning of the seasons over the haste of the outside world. The community maintains a character shaped by the permanence of the Northeast Mabou River, its waters carrying the quiet weight of generations who built their lives along its banks. Even now, the stillness of the afternoon suggests a place that has learned to listen to the wind, finding its own meaning in the simple, recurring chores of a life lived close to the edge of the Atlantic.
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| Location | Rankinville, Inverness, Nova Scotia |
| Coordinates | 46.064321°N, 61.367558°W |
| Timezone | Atlantic Time (UTC−4 / −3) |
| Postal FSA | B0E |
| Area Code | 782, 902 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Rankinville, Nova Scotia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rankinville, 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 Rankinville includes coordinates 46.064321°N, 61.367558°W, situated in Inverness. Postal FSA: B0E. 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.