Round Island, Nova Scotia Weather
Round 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 Round Island in Cape Breton.
Marine forecast and fishing conditions near Round Island.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Round Island.
About Round Island, Nova Scotia
Round Island is a community in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Round Island is located at 46.0545°N, 59.9259°W. It observes Atlantic Time (UTC−4 / −3). Postal code area: B1B.
Round Island rests as a small, quiet presence along the Atlantic coast, anchored by the nearby rise of the Buckleys Hill. It lies 15.4 km north-north-east of Louisbourg, NS (from Louisbourg, NS: bearing 14°T), and is situated 9.8 km south-south-west of Port Morien. The low-lying terrain of Round Island holds the cold, clear light of the northern Atlantic, reflecting the sky in the dark, steady currents of the Mira River. A few kilometers inland, the quiet surface of Loon Lake mirrors the surrounding spruce and fir, while the expansive grounds of Mira River Provincial Park offer a refuge of quiet trails and sheltered coves further along the waterway. The air here carries a sharp, saline clarity, and at dusk, the horizon settles into a muted violet that seems to hold the land in a brief, heavy stillness before the stars emerge. History settles upon Round Island in the form of weathered wooden wharves and the lingering echoes of maritime traditions that once defined the local economy. Families here maintain a deep familiarity with the shifting tides of the Mira River, where the work of generations has been governed by the seasonal movements of the coastal waters. Life on Round Island moves with the persistence of the sea, drawing its character from a long-standing reliance on the local bounty and the solitary, disciplined patience required by the Atlantic climate. The character of the people is as resilient as the jagged coastline itself, shaped by a heritage that values the quietude of the shore over the noise of the modern world.
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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 | Round Island, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia |
| Coordinates | 46.05453°N, 59.925949°W |
| Timezone | Atlantic Time (UTC−4 / −3) |
| Postal FSA | B1B |
| Area Code | 782, 902 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Round Island, Nova Scotia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Round 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 Round Island includes coordinates 46.054530°N, 59.925949°W, situated in Cape Breton. Postal FSA: B1B. 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.