Today
Jul 12
Clear sky
22°
Low 14°
Rain chance1%
Rain total0.0 mm
Max wind21 km/h
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Live conditions · Cornwall, Prince Edward Island
West River trail is fully on.
Cornwall right now
Feels like 21° · Clear sky
Excellent conditions throughout Cornwall today. The boardwalk is clear, the river is calm, and the trail through to the APM Centre is quiet and well-maintained. Go.
Wind
10 km/h N
UV
4
Air
1.21 AQHI
Updated 5:00 p.m. · Environment Canada
3-hour window
Conditions hold steady
No near-term weather shift is showing up in the current forecast window.
Activity match
Great
Conditions line up nicely right now.
Great
Conditions line up nicely right now.
Great
Conditions line up nicely right now.
Tonight
Low of 14°C · Clear sky
Rain chance
1%
Wind peak
21 km/h
Tomorrow morning
14° → 26°C · Overcast
Rain chance
13%
UV peak
7.4
Plan the school run and morning commute around this.
Per-beach live readings
Walking verdict per park
Conditions line up nicely right now.
Paved waterfront boardwalk along the West River — the town's flagship walking trail with estuary views and benches throughout.
Tides · wind · water · trails
Calm conditions on the bridge deck right now.
10 km/h N
Crosswind reading from Charlottetown harbour — the closest active station to the Route 1 corridor through Cornwall.
Swimmable for most people, especially after a few minutes of getting in.
19.0°C · Northumberland Strait
Live read from the Northumberland Strait DFO buoy — the same body of water that feeds the West River estuary.
Daylight today
A long stretch of daylight to work with today.
Sunrise
5:34 a.m.
15h 31m of daylight
Sunset
9:04 p.m.
Charlottetown wind
Wind is 10 km/h from the N, with gusts near 16 km/h — calm conditions across the area.
Environment Canada · Charlottetown Airport
Rain today
No measurable rain has fallen in Cornwall today — the day is staying dry.
0.0 mm today · Open-Meteo
Severe weather watch
No active severe weather warnings or watches from Environment Canada for the Charlottetown area right now.
0 active EC alerts
7-day forecast
Daily outlook from Open-Meteo, with current conditions blended from Environment Canada.
Today
Jul 12
Clear sky
22°
Low 14°
Mon
Jul 13
Precipitation radar
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Live conditions
Common questions
Cornwall shares the Charlottetown weather station roughly nine kilometres east, so live temperature, wind, UV, and air quality all reflect what you'll feel on the West River. The OpenAir verdict at the top of this page combines those readings into a plain-English call on whether right now is good for outdoor plans.
Argyle Shore Provincial Park is the closest managed beach — a 20-minute drive south on Route 19 with washrooms, picnic grounds, and warm strait water. Canoe Cove is quieter and good for wading, while Rocky Point Beach offers harbour views and tide pools. The beach cards on this page show live conditions for each, so pick whichever has the best Go/Caution/Skip rating right now.
The Cornwall Boardwalk along the West River is open year-round for walking, with the main season running from mid-May through October. We surface live wind, UV, and rainfall on this page so you can see if it's a comfortable day for the loop before you head out.
Cornwall has the West River Boardwalk, the Terry Fox Sports Complex grounds, the APM Centre walking loop, the Cornwall & Area Watershed trails along the North River, and neighbourhood parks at Warren Grove and Meadowbank. Each is scored live on this page against current Cornwall conditions.
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Conditions line up nicely right now.
The town's main outdoor sports hub — soccer fields, baseball diamonds, playground, and a walking loop on landscaped grounds.
Conditions line up nicely right now.
Cornwall's twin-pad arena with adjacent green space, a playground, and the trailhead for the Cornwall Trail.
Conditions line up nicely right now.
Natural trail network along the North River with marsh boardwalks and woodland sections — a quieter alternative to the main boardwalk.
Conditions line up nicely right now.
Neighbourhood park with playground and open green space, popular with families in the Warren Grove subdivision.
Conditions line up nicely right now.
Rural community park on the western edge of Cornwall — playground, ballfield, and quiet trails.
Conditions line up nicely right now.
Great walking weather
Walking verdict for the paved West River boardwalk, scored against current Cornwall conditions.
Next high tide at 10:35 p.m. — best swimming window before the sandbars fill in.
High · 2.5 m
DFO tide prediction for the Charlottetown station, the closest official tide gauge to Cornwall's West River estuary.
Pressure trend
Pressure is 1020 hPa, in the high range — fits a stable, settled weather window.
1020 hPa · high
Overcast
26°
Low 14°
Tue
Jul 14
Rain
19°
Low 16°
Wed
Jul 15
Light drizzle
25°
Low 17°
Thu
Jul 16
Rain showers
20°
Low 14°
Fri
Jul 17
Light drizzle
15°
Low 11°
Sat
Jul 18
Overcast
19°
Low 11°
Fox Meadow is in perfect condition.
We pull the live wind reading from the Charlottetown harbour station, the closest active observation site to the Trans-Canada Highway as it runs through Cornwall. Sustained winds above 50 km/h make the bridge approaches and Route 1 open stretches noticeably gusty; above 70 km/h, expect provincial restrictions on the Confederation Bridge to the west.
Cornwall uses the Charlottetown harbour tide table from Fisheries and Oceans Canada — the closest official station. The West River estuary tides closely follow the Charlottetown reading. The next high and low tide times appear in the Cornwall intel block on this page, refreshed throughout the day.
Sunrise and sunset times update daily on this page, calculated for Cornwall's exact coordinates (46.237°N, 63.215°W). In peak summer, expect daylight from before 5:30 AM until after 9:00 PM; in midwinter, the window shrinks to roughly 7:45 AM to 4:30 PM.
Free parking at the Terry Fox Sports Complex, the APM Centre, and along the Cornwall Boardwalk. The boardwalk lot fills up fastest on summer weekends with good weather — check the OpenAir verdict at the top of this page before deciding when to arrive.
Cornwall is about nine kilometres west of downtown Charlottetown along Route 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) — a 12-minute drive in normal traffic. T3 Transit's Route 3 connects Cornwall to Charlottetown's downtown core throughout the day.
Comfortable conditions for the beach right now.
The closest red-sand beach to Cornwall — a managed provincial park on the south shore with warm Northumberland Strait water, picnic grounds, and a great view of Nova Scotia across the strait.
Comfortable conditions for the beach right now.
Quiet south-shore beach a short drive from Cornwall — red sand, warm strait water, and tide pools at low tide. Informal access with no facilities.
Comfortable conditions for the beach right now.
Across the harbour from Charlottetown — a quiet shoreline with views of the city skyline, Skmaqn–Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst National Historic Site, and the Hillsborough Bay tide.
