Upper Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia Weather
Upper Woods Harbour, 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 Upper Woods Harbour in Shelburne.
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About Upper Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia
Upper Woods Harbour is a community in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Upper Woods Harbour is located at 43.5579°N, 65.7360°W. It observes Atlantic Time (UTC−4 / −3). Postal code area: B5A.
Upper Woods Harbour rests along the jagged Atlantic coast, where the land yields to the sea amidst the elevations of Stoddarts Hill. It lies 15.5 km north-west of Clark's Harbour, NS (from Clark's Harbour, NS: bearing 326°T), and is situated 14.1 km west of Barrington. The terrain here holds a persistent salt-heavy stillness, occasionally broken by the distant, rhythmic push of the tide against the rocky shoreline. Inland, the landscape is defined by the proximity of Western Lake, a quiet basin that mirrors the low, grey clouds typical of this maritime stretch. A short distance away, the cascading water of Long Falls provides a singular, insistent sound in the otherwise muted wilderness. The air feels thick with the scent of damp spruce and brine, a weight that settles over the earth as the light fades into the long, bruising purples of dusk. The economy of Upper Woods Harbour has long been shaped by the cold, deep waters of the Atlantic, mirroring a heritage defined by those who harvest the sea. Life here follows the demands of the currents and the seasons, a practice that has persisted through generations of families who know the temperament of these coastal reaches. While the Downeys River flows through the wider region, the daily existence of those in Upper Woods Harbour is marked by the modest pace of local industry and the maintenance of traditional ways. Nearby, Sand Hills Beach Provincial Park offers a stark contrast to the rugged coast, presenting a wide expanse of sand that emphasizes the vast, indifferent beauty of the horizon. In Upper Woods Harbour, the focus remains on the essential: the maintenance of gear, the reading of the wind, and the quiet endurance of a life lived at the edge of the continent.
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| Location | Upper Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia |
| Coordinates | 43.55795°N, 65.736023°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 Upper Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Upper Woods Harbour, 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 Woods Harbour includes coordinates 43.557950°N, 65.736023°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.