Barbers Bay, Ontario Weather
Barbers Bay, 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 Barbers Bay in Cochrane.
Marine forecast and fishing conditions near Barbers Bay.
Flight conditions near Barbers Bay. Data source: locating…
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Barbers Bay.
About Barbers Bay, Ontario
Barbers Bay is a locality in Cochrane, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a town. Barbers Bay is located at 48.6178°N, 80.9019°W. It observes Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4). Postal code area: P0N.
Barbers Bay rests quietly upon the edge of Night Hawk Lake, where the northern light settles low and heavy against the dark surface of the water. It lies 33.4 km west-north-west of Matheson, ON (from Matheson, ON: bearing 286°T), and is situated 9.3 km east-north-east of Dugwal. The Frederick House River curls past the shoreline, carrying a cold, steady momentum that defines the surrounding terrain. While Kettle Lakes Provincial Park sits only 6 km away, the immediate surroundings of Barbers Bay maintain a singular stillness, defined by the scrubbed pines and the bracing air that precedes the long winter. The land here possesses a raw, unadorned honesty, revealing a geology shaped by the slow retreat of ice and the persistent, scouring work of the current. Barbers Bay holds the echoes of an industrial past, its character shaped by the industry that once drew people toward the mineral-rich earth and the timber of the northern woods. Life in Barbers Bay moves with the seasons, dictated by the freezing of the lake and the brief, frantic bloom of the short growing period. The economy has long functioned on a foundation of extraction and resource management, grounding the residents in the practical realities of the landscape. Even as the modern world encroaches, the people of Barbers Bay retain a stoic independence, finding dignity in the maintenance of their homes against the encroaching frost and the relentless reach of the boreal forest.
Live animated radar for Barbers Bay 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 | Barbers Bay, Cochrane, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 48.617778°N, 80.901944°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4) |
| Postal FSA | P0N |
| 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 Barbers Bay, Ontario Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Barbers Bay, 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 Barbers Bay includes coordinates 48.617778°N, 80.901944°W, situated in Cochrane. Postal FSA: P0N. 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.