Cap-Bon-Ami, Quebec Weather

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About Cap-Bon-Ami, Quebec

Cap-Bon-Ami is a administrative sector in Gaspé; La Côte-de-Gaspé, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Cap-Bon-Ami is located at 48.8139°N, 64.2222°W. It observes Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4). Postal code area: G4X.

Cap-Bon-Ami stands as a jagged sentinel where the land abruptly yields to the sea within the rugged boundaries of Forillon National Park of Canada. It lies 18.6 km east of Gaspé, QC (from Gaspé, QC: bearing 94°T), and is situated 12.3 km east-north-east of Douglastown. The cliffs here rise with a stark, brutal elegance, their stratified faces catching a bruised, violet light as the day retreats toward the horizon. Near the towering heights of Le Sugar Loaf, the air grows sharp with the scent of brine and damp stone, carrying the distant, rhythmic percussion of waves striking the base of the precipice. While the Rivière Seal Cove flows through the inland reaches some distance away, the immediate terrain at Cap-Bon-Ami is defined by this dramatic collision of geological weight and open water. Fishermen and local inhabitants have long regarded the waters surrounding Cap-Bon-Ami with a mixture of reverence and utility, respecting the currents that have shaped the regional economy for generations. The legacy of the maritime industry lingers in the quiet persistence of those who still look to the gulf for their livelihood, mirroring the endurance of the rock itself. Visitors often linger near the lookout to watch the gannets wheeling against the grey expanse, their cries punctuating the silence that settles over the park when the wind dies down. Life at Cap-Bon-Ami follows the turn of the seasons, moving in accordance with the shifting ice and the return of the migratory birds that haunt these high, windswept edges.

Cap-Bon-Ami s’avance en sentinelle altière vers l’immensité marine, là où la terre de La Côte-de-Gaspé semble se briser sous l’assaut persistant des marées. Les falaises abruptes, témoins silencieux de la rudesse du climat, dominent le paysage avec une prestance minérale qui impose le respect aux visiteurs égarés. À proximité, le Sugar Loaf se dresse comme une vigie solitaire, surveillant les eaux froides qui ont forgé, par leur générosité et leurs tempêtes, le destin des habitants de ces côtes. Le vent, chargé d’embruns et de sel, balaye les escarpements de Forillon National Park of Canada, sculptant le relief avec une lenteur géologique que seule la patience des siècles peut égaler. Si l’on s’éloigne vers les terres, la Rivière Seal Cove serpente à travers le paysage, apportant une note de sérénité fragile dans ce royaume de pierre et d’écume. Cap-Bon-Ami conserve dans ses pierres la mémoire des familles qui, jadis, ont tiré leur subsistance des ressources généreuses de l’océan, perpétuant des savoir-faire liés à la pêche et à la vie en milieu maritime. La lumière déclinante du soir teinte le roc d’une couleur cuivrée, révélant la texture brute et authentique de ce promontoire qui demeure, malgré les cycles des marées, une présence immuable sur le rivage québécois.

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About This Cap-Bon-Ami, Quebec Weather Page

This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cap-Bon-Ami, Quebec, 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 Cap-Bon-Ami includes coordinates 48.813889°N, 64.222222°W, situated in Gaspé; La Côte-de-Gaspé. Postal FSA: G4X. Telephone area code: 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873. 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.