The Hawk, Nova Scotia Weather
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About The Hawk, Nova Scotia
The Hawk is a community in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. The Hawk is located at 43.4178°N, 65.6210°W. It observes Atlantic Time (UTC−4 / −3). Postal code area: B5A.
The Hawk rests upon the jagged Atlantic edge, a place where the land yields to the salt-heavy breath of the ocean within the shelter of the Ratcliffe Hills. It lies 2.8 km south-south-east of Clark's Harbour, NS (from Clark's Harbour, NS: bearing 167°T), and is situated 14.7 km south-east of Lower Woods Harbour. The terrain here is defined by a raw, bracing austerity, where the light at dusk turns the water into a sheet of hammered pewter, reflecting the resilience of a coastline shaped by relentless tides. Beyond the immediate reach of the shoreline, the landscape settles into the quiet expanse of Bakers Flats, lying six kilometers away as a testament to the low-lying, windswept nature of the terrain. The air carries a perpetual chill, clean and sharp, reminding anyone who stands upon these rocks that the sea is the primary architect of this horizon. The history of The Hawk is written in the endurance of those who have long looked toward the Atlantic for their livelihood, balancing the demands of the fishery with the seasonal shifts of the coast. While the Downeys River flows sixteen kilometers distant and the currents of Long Falls pull at the landscape seventeen kilometers inland, the local economy remains anchored to the rhythms of the sea. Residents often travel toward the broader vistas of Sand Hills Beach Provincial Park, situated fourteen kilometers away, yet they always return to the specific, rocky character of their own shore. Life here moves with the tide, a steady and deliberate progression of days that honors the hard-won independence of a coastal life, far from the clamor of inland centers.
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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 | The Hawk, Shelburne, Nova Scotia |
| Coordinates | 43.417769°N, 65.621021°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 The Hawk, Nova Scotia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for The Hawk, 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 The Hawk includes coordinates 43.417769°N, 65.621021°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.