Meldrum Bay, Ontario Weather

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About Meldrum Bay, Ontario

Meldrum Bay is a compact rural community in Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Meldrum Bay is located at 45.9275°N, 83.1146°W. It observes Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4). Postal code area: P5A.

Meldrum Bay rests upon a limestone shelf that slopes toward the deep, cold waters of the North Channel. It lies 45.5 km south-south-west of Blind River, ON (from Blind River, ON: bearing 204°T), and is situated 21.2 km west of Sheshegwaning. The land rises sharply behind the shoreline toward the heights of McCaigs Hill, where the soil grows thin and the cedar trees lean against the prevailing winds. At dusk, the light here stretches thin and pale across the rock, turning the water into a sheet of hammered lead that absorbs the last warmth of the day. The air carries a sharp, clean scent of brine and damp stone, a reminder that Meldrum Bay exists at the edge of a vast and indifferent expanse. The history of Meldrum Bay reflects the hard industry of the timber trade, which once filled the harbour with the scent of pine and the sound of iron chains. While the mills have long since quieted, the local economy keeps a steady pace, turning toward the seasonal visitors who arrive to navigate the waters near the Mississagi River or travel toward the distant North Channel Inshore Provincial Park. Life here follows the shifting moods of the channel, marked by the arrival of the ferry and the slow, deliberate work of those who maintain the docks and the quiet homesteads. The residents understand that they live in a place defined by its isolation, where the silence of the winter months is as much a part of the local character as the brief, brilliant bloom of summer wildflowers.

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About This Meldrum Bay, Ontario Weather Page

This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Meldrum 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 Meldrum Bay includes coordinates 45.927470°N, 83.114610°W, situated in Manitoulin. Postal FSA: P5A. 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.