Balaclava, Ontario Weather
Balaclava, Ontario — 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 Balaclava in Renfrew.
Marine forecast and fishing conditions near Balaclava.
Flight conditions near Balaclava. Data source: locating…
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Balaclava.
About Balaclava, Ontario
Balaclava is a locality in Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Balaclava is located at 45.3906°N, 76.9489°W. It observes Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4). Postal code area: K7V.
Balaclava rests within the quiet, stubborn rise of the Collins Hill, a landscape defined by the persistence of rock and the slow, encroaching shadow of the woods. It lies 22.7 km west-south-west of Renfrew, ON (from Renfrew, ON: bearing 246°T), and is situated 12.8 km south-west of McDougall. The earth here holds a certain heavy stillness, particularly when the light of dusk catches the rough textures of the slope, turning the granite outcrops into silhouettes against the darkening sky. Buffalo Lake sits nearby, its surface often mirroring the stillness of the surrounding trees, while the Bonnechere River flows through the broader region, marking the land with its distant, steady pulse. Lower Madawaska River Provincial Park waits further out, a reminder of the wilder, unmanaged reaches that define this part of the province. The air carries a crisp, mineral edge that feels older than the structures scattered across the hillsides, grounding the observer in a terrain that has long resisted the reach of modern artifice. The history of Balaclava centers on the hard-won gains of industry, once defined by the operation of a sawmill that harnessed the local timber and fueled a modest, industrious economy. Today, the remnants of that era stand as silent sentinels, the wood-frame buildings and weathered machinery offering a glimpse into the labor that once defined the daily lives of those who settled these slopes. The pace of life in Balaclava follows the turning of the seasons rather than the ticking of a clock, marked by the way the frost settles on the timber or the way the wind moves through the valleys. While the roar of the mill has long since faded into the quiet of the woods, the character of the place remains, shaped by the memory of work and the enduring presence of the hills that cradled its development.
Live animated radar for Balaclava 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 | Balaclava, Renfrew, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 45.390556°N, 76.948889°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4) |
| Postal FSA | K7V |
| Area Code | 226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 382, 416, 437, 519, 548, 613, 647, 705, 742, 807, 905 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Balaclava, Ontario Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Balaclava, Ontario, 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 Balaclava includes coordinates 45.390556°N, 76.948889°W, situated in Renfrew. Postal FSA: K7V. Telephone area code: 226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 382, 416, 437, 519, 548, 613, 647, 705, 742, 807, 905. Timezone: Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4).
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.