Kingsgate, British Columbia Weather
Kingsgate, 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 Kingsgate in Kootenay Land District.
Marine forecast and fishing conditions near Kingsgate.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kingsgate.
About Kingsgate, British Columbia
Kingsgate is a locality in Kootenay Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Kingsgate is located at 49.0000°N, 116.1833°W. It observes Mountain Standard Time — no DST (UTC−7). Postal code area: V1C.
Kingsgate sits quietly within the Kootenay Land District, a border-crossing sentinel where the Moyie River carves its path through the rugged terrain. It lies 26.4 km east-south-east of Creston, BC (from Creston, BC: bearing 114°T), and is situated 11.8 km south-west of Yahk. The low sun at dusk catches the Moyie River, turning the moving water into a ribbon of hammered silver that cuts against the dark shadows of the Sommerfeld Ridge. Life in Kingsgate moves with the persistence of the current, defined by the steady flow of travelers crossing the international boundary. Historically, the presence of the border has shaped the local economy, turning the locality into a vital gateway for trade and transit. While Yahk Park lies 13 km away, the immediate surroundings of Kingsgate retain a wilder, more solitary character, where the air stays crisp and carries the faint, resinous scent of pine even in the heat of a summer afternoon. Residents here balance the constant movement of the highway with the deep stillness found in the surrounding timber, maintaining a way of life that remains grounded in the physical reality of the land.
Live animated radar for Kingsgate and surroundings — RainViewer.
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 | Kingsgate, Kootenay Land District, British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 49.0°N, 116.18333°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (UTC−7) |
| Postal FSA | V1C |
| Area Code | 236, 250, 604, 672, 778 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Kingsgate, British Columbia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kingsgate, 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 Kingsgate includes coordinates 49.000000°N, 116.183330°W, situated in Kootenay Land District. Postal FSA: V1C. 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.