Canal Flats, British Columbia Weather
Canal Flats, British Columbia — 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 Canal Flats in Kootenay Land District.
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About Canal Flats, British Columbia
Canal Flats is a village in Kootenay Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is a small community with a population of 802. Canal Flats is located at 50.1603°N, 115.8089°W. It observes Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7). Postal code area: V1A.
Canal Flats occupies a singular position where the Kootenay River flows near the expanse of Lake Koocanusa, framed by the looming presence of the Fairmont Ridge. It lies 41.5 km south-south-east of Invermere, BC (from Invermere, BC: bearing 158°T), and is situated 19.8 km south of Fairmont Hot Springs. The air here carries a crisp, thin clarity that catches the light at dusk, turning the slopes of the nearby Mount Sabine Ecological Reserve into silhouettes of deep violet against a darkening sky. While the Findlay Glacier rests in the distant heights, the immediate terrain holds a quiet gravity, shaped by the steady passage of the Kootenay River. Canal Flats exists as a waypoint of earth and water, where the stillness of the landscape demands a slow, deliberate attention from those who traverse its grounds. Long before modern industry defined the local economy, the land supported those who navigated the complex confluence of these waterways. The legacy of the Kootenay Land District persists in the way the local economy balances the legacy of forestry with the quiet persistence of those who call Canal Flats home. Daily life moves with a steady, grounded focus, mirroring the enduring physical presence of the Fairmont Ridge. Even as the seasons shift the colors of the valley floor, the character of the site remains fixed, defined by the proximity of the Kootenay River and the vast, cool shadow cast by the surrounding heights.
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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 | Canal Flats, Kootenay Land District, British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 50.160278°N, 115.808889°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7) |
| Postal FSA | V1A |
| Area Code | 236, 250, 604, 672, 778 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Canal Flats, British Columbia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Canal Flats, British Columbia, 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 Canal Flats includes coordinates 50.160278°N, 115.808889°W, situated in Kootenay Land District. Postal FSA: V1A. Telephone area code: 236, 250, 604, 672, 778. Timezone: Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7).
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.