Gifford, British Columbia Weather

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About Gifford, British Columbia

Gifford is a locality in New Westminster Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Gifford is located at 49.1000°N, 122.3333°W. It observes Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7). Postal code area: V4X.

Gifford sits quietly within the New Westminster Land District, defined by the persistent influence of the Fraser River. It lies 6.6 km north-north-west of Abbotsford, BC (from Abbotsford, BC: bearing 327°T), and is situated 11.2 km east-north-east of Aldergrove. The terrain surrounding Gifford rises toward the Pemberton Hills, where the air often holds a heavy, damp stillness that clings to the trees until mid-morning. Sunlight here has a way of thickening as it touches the river, turning the water into a slow, moving slab of slate that reflects the low-hanging clouds of the region. Mill Lake rests six kilometers away, a silent anchor in the landscape that provides a stark contrast to the constant, deep-seated motion of the nearby Fraser River. Gifford maintains a character shaped by the steady labor of those who have long worked the surrounding earth and navigated the river’s reach. The local economy persists through a grounded connection to the land, where the passage of the seasons dictates the intensity of daily work. While the pace of life in Gifford feels deliberate, there is a distinct beauty in the way the evening light catches the dust rising from the roads near the Pemberton Hills. Generations have observed the same transition of shadow across the valley, finding a persistent, quiet endurance in the way the land meets the water.

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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

About This Gifford, British Columbia Weather Page

This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gifford, 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 Gifford includes coordinates 49.100000°N, 122.333330°W, situated in New Westminster Land District. Postal FSA: V4X. 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.