Stokes Bay, Ontario Weather

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About Stokes Bay, Ontario

Stokes Bay is a compact rural community in Bruce, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a town. Stokes Bay is located at 45.0028°N, 81.3675°W. It observes Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4). Postal code area: N0H.

Stokes Bay rests where the limestone shelf of the Bruce Peninsula meets the vast, shifting expanse of Lake Huron. It lies 36.4 km south-east of Tobermory, ON (from Tobermory, ON: bearing 140°T), and is situated 14.0 km south-south-west of Cape Chin North. The Stokes River draws a narrow, dark ribbon through the terrain, winding past the gentle rise of The Forty Hills before losing its clarity to the cold, blue horizon of the lake. In the late afternoon, the light here turns a pale, bruised violet, catching the spray off the water and illuminating the stark, rocky shores that define the edge of the world. The air carries a persistent dampness, a bracing chill that reminds those who linger near the water that the depth of the lake is never far from the surface of daily life. The history of Stokes Bay persists in the quiet endurance of those who have long harvested the timber and the bounty of the shoreline. While the modern economy finds its footing in the seasonal visitors who seek the rugged isolation of the coast, the spirit of the place stays anchored to the cycles of the water and the wind. Parc national du Canada de la Péninsule-Bruce lies a distance away, yet the wild, untamed character of that protected land echoes in the stillness found along the banks of the Stokes River. Life in Stokes Bay moves with a deliberate, steady pace, defined by the seasonal retreat of the ice and the long, amber evenings of summer, where the horizon dissolves into the sky and the land feels entirely sufficient unto itself.

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About This Stokes Bay, Ontario Weather Page

This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stokes 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 Stokes Bay includes coordinates 45.002778°N, 81.367500°W, situated in Bruce. Postal FSA: N0H. 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.