Scotch Lake, Nova Scotia Weather
Scotch Lake, 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 Scotch Lake in Cape Breton.
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About Scotch Lake, Nova Scotia
Scotch Lake is a community in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Scotch Lake is located at 46.1812°N, 60.3690°W. It observes Atlantic Time (UTC−4 / −3). Postal code area: B2A.
Scotch Lake holds a quiet station along the Atlantic coast, where the land rises toward the shoulders of Campbells Hill. It lies 14.2 km west-north-west of Sydney, NS (from Sydney, NS: bearing 290°T), and is situated 9.3 km west-south-west of North Sydney. The Georges River carves a slow path through this terrain, pulling the eye toward the salt-heavy horizon where the water meets the sky. Scotch Lake rests in a hollow of earth that catches the low, amber light of late afternoon, casting long shadows across the fields that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has dipped. The air here carries the bracing chill of the Atlantic, a sharp reminder of the proximity to the sea that defines the mood of the landscape. Life around Scotch Lake follows the seasonal pulse of the coast, where the chores of the day are dictated by the shifting tides and the steady movement of the wind. Even in the stillness of the afternoon, the environment feels watchful, as if the hills themselves are waiting for the next turn of the weather.
Live animated radar for Scotch Lake 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 | Scotch Lake, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia |
| Coordinates | 46.18123°N, 60.369028°W |
| Timezone | Atlantic Time (UTC−4 / −3) |
| Postal FSA | B2A |
| Area Code | 782, 902 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Scotch Lake, Nova Scotia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Scotch Lake, 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 Scotch Lake includes coordinates 46.181230°N, 60.369028°W, situated in Cape Breton. Postal FSA: B2A. 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.