Hills, British Columbia Weather
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About Hills, British Columbia
Hills is a community in Kootenay Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Hills is located at 50.1022°N, 117.4850°W. It observes Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7). Postal code area: V0G.
Hills rests quietly upon the rugged eastern shore of Slocan Lake, tucked firmly against the steep, dark flanks of the Nakusp Range. It lies 27.0 km south-east of Nakusp, BC (from Nakusp, BC: bearing 124°T), and is situated 14.5 km north-north-west of New Denver. The air here holds a heavy, crystalline stillness that seems to sharpen the outline of the distant New Denver Glacier, visible like a pale ghost against the jagged skyline. As the sun dips behind the peaks, the water of the lake turns the color of hammered lead, reflecting the somber majesty of the slopes that rise abruptly from the shoreline. While the Slocan River flows far beyond the immediate horizon, the presence of the lake dictates the cooling breath of the evening and the way light clings to the cedar and hemlock stands clinging to the incline. Historically, the lifeblood of Hills shifted with the seasonal demands of the Kootenay Land District, moving from the extraction of resources to a quieter existence defined by the land itself. Residents often look toward the northern reaches where Rosebery Park offers a preserve of stillness, mirroring the modest pace of life found within the settlement. The economy remains modest, grounded in the seasonal realities of the interior mountains and the resilience required to inhabit such a steep, shadowed corridor. Days in Hills pass with the deliberate motion of a slow-turning wheel, marked by the woodsmoke that hangs in the morning air and the sound of the wind moving through the needles of the high, dense timber.
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| Location | Hills, Kootenay Land District, British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 50.102222°N, 117.485°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7) |
| Postal FSA | V0G |
| Area Code | 236, 250, 604, 672, 778 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Hills, British Columbia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hills, 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 Hills includes coordinates 50.102222°N, 117.485000°W, situated in Kootenay Land District. Postal FSA: V0G. 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.