Southwest Ridge, Nova Scotia Weather
Southwest Ridge, 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 Southwest Ridge in Inverness.
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About Southwest Ridge, Nova Scotia
Southwest Ridge is a locality in Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Southwest Ridge is located at 46.0361°N, 61.3901°W. It observes Atlantic Time (UTC−4 / −3). Postal code area: B0E.
Southwest Ridge rises from the Atlantic coast as a quiet sentinel overlooking the salt-touched terrain of Inverness. It lies 22.5 km south-south-west of Inverness, NS (from Inverness, NS: bearing 197°T), and is situated 4.0 km south of Mabou. The land here holds the cool, damp breath of the sea, its slopes defined by the proximity of the Green Hill and the winding path of the Southwest Mabou River. As evening settles, the light flattens against the grasses, turning the hillsides into long, charcoal shadows that stretch toward the water. Life at Southwest Ridge moves in alignment with the seasons, shaped by the practical demands of the coast and the stillness of the surrounding slopes. Residents look toward the nearby Mabou Provincial Park, a site that marks the intersection of local recreation and the wilder, unmanaged edges of the province. The economy remains rooted in the traditional rhythms of the land, where the heritage of the region persists in the simple, persistent labor of those who work the soil and harvest the bounty of the nearby river. Through the turning of the year, Southwest Ridge maintains a character defined by its isolation and the endurance of its people, who find their own measure of beauty in the gray, shifting horizons and the steady, cold currents of the Atlantic.
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| Location | Southwest Ridge, Inverness, Nova Scotia |
| Coordinates | 46.036129°N, 61.390076°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 Southwest Ridge, Nova Scotia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Southwest Ridge, 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 Southwest Ridge includes coordinates 46.036129°N, 61.390076°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.