Cecil Lake, British Columbia Weather
Cecil Lake, 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 Cecil Lake in Peace River Land District.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cecil Lake.
About Cecil Lake, British Columbia
Cecil Lake is a community in Peace River Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Cecil Lake is located at 56.3000°N, 120.5833°W. It observes Mountain Standard Time — no DST (UTC−7). Postal code area: V1J.
Cecil Lake rests within the expansive Peace River Land District, where the horizon claims the vast majority of the view and the wind carries the scent of turned earth and wild grasses. It lies 17.1 km east-north-east of Fort St. John, BC (from Fort St. John, BC: bearing 72°T), and is situated 22.7 km east of Charlie Lake. The Beatton River carves a deliberate path through the terrain near Cecil Lake, its presence felt in the sudden dip of the valley and the way the light catches the moisture rising from the banks during the cool, hushed hours of dawn. Beyond the immediate fields, the Cecil Lake Ecological Reserve preserves a quiet pocket of the natural world, allowing the native flora to persist in a state of undisturbed stillness. The land here possesses a stark clarity, where the sky seems to press down upon the fields, demanding a certain patience from those who work the soil or travel the long, straight roads that define the region. Agriculture anchors the economy of Cecil Lake, with the rhythm of the seasons dictating the urgency of the work and the quiet intervals of winter. The people here manage their lives in accordance with the demands of the harvest and the shifting needs of the livestock, maintaining a focus that is as steady as the frost-hardened ground. Beyond the chores of the day, Cecil Lake provides a space where the noise of the wider world fades, replaced by the low hum of equipment and the occasional rustle of brush in the distance. The heritage of the land persists in the traditions of the families who have long occupied these acres, ensuring that the character of Cecil Lake remains defined by the persistence of its people and the enduring, open sweep of the landscape.
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| Location | Cecil Lake, Peace River Land District, British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 56.3°N, 120.58333°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (UTC−7) |
| Postal FSA | V1J |
| Area Code | 236, 250, 604, 672, 778 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Cecil Lake, British Columbia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cecil Lake, 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 Cecil Lake includes coordinates 56.300000°N, 120.583330°W, situated in Peace River Land District. Postal FSA: V1J. Telephone area code: 236, 250, 604, 672, 778. Timezone: Mountain Standard Time — no DST (UTC−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.