Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia Weather
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About Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia
Upper Tantallon is a community in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Upper Tantallon is located at 44.6878°N, 63.8778°W. It observes Atlantic Time (UTC−4 / −3). Postal code area: B3Z.
Upper Tantallon rests upon the Atlantic coast, where the land rises into the Smiths Hill and the air carries a persistent, brine-heavy chill. It lies 23.1 km west-north-west of Halifax, NS (from Halifax, NS: bearing 281°T), and is situated 6.1 km east-north-east of Boutiliers Point. The East River carves a path through the terrain, its current providing a steady, low-frequency pulse beneath the movement of daily life. Within this quiet geography, Lewis Lake Provincial Park offers a sheltered threshold between the dense woods and the open sky, while the presence of Hubley Mill Lake, located 2 km away, anchors the local landscape in stillness. As dusk descends, the light flattens against the hills, turning the granite-strewn earth a bruised, metallic violet that seems to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has dipped below the horizon. Economic life in Upper Tantallon has evolved from its early reliance on the timber and milling trades, shifting toward a modern service hub that manages the steady flow of traffic moving toward the deeper reaches of the province. The legacy of the sawmills once powered by the local waterways has faded, yet the industrious spirit remains, visible in the steady hum of commerce that serves those traveling the main arteries. Eight kilometers away, Maple Falls marks a point of wilder, seasonal beauty, where the water’s sudden drop provides a sharp contrast to the surrounding woods. Upper Tantallon maintains a character defined by this transition, balancing the encroaching stillness of the forest with the functional, pragmatic needs of a population that navigates the intersection of coastal isolation and proximity to the wider world.
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| Location | Upper Tantallon, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Coordinates | 44.687808°N, 63.877807°W |
| Timezone | Atlantic Time (UTC−4 / −3) |
| Postal FSA | B3Z |
| Area Code | 782, 902 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Upper Tantallon, 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 Upper Tantallon includes coordinates 44.687808°N, 63.877807°W, situated in Halifax. Postal FSA: B3Z. 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.