Three Forks, British Columbia Weather
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About Three Forks, British Columbia
Three Forks is a locality in Kootenay Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Three Forks is located at 50.0167°N, 117.2833°W. It observes Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7). Postal code area: V0G.
Three Forks occupies a rugged, high-altitude fold within the Kootenay Land District, defined by the steep, shadowed contours of the Silver Ridge. It lies 44.2 km south-east of Nakusp, BC (from Nakusp, BC: bearing 124°T), and is situated 7.3 km east-north-east of New Denver. The terrain here holds a sharp, clean austerity, where the air thins and cools long before the sun dips behind the jagged horizon. To the north, the massive presence of the New Denver Glacier acts as a silent, frozen sentinel, casting a pale, ancient light across the valley floor. Nearer to the site, the waters of Bear Lake offer a stillness that contrasts with the restless, shifting winds of the high slopes, while Rosebery Park marks the transition toward the lower, more sheltered reaches of the basin. The history of Three Forks draws its substance from the hard, subterranean labor of the Kootenay Land District, where the promise of mineral wealth once turned quiet slopes into sites of intense human industry. While the echoes of early mining efforts have faded, the character of the land persists, shaped by those who worked the rock and braved the isolation of the high country. Life in Three Forks maintains a quiet focus on the seasonal shifts, far removed from the more distant, rushing currents of the Duncan River. Today, the local identity is found in the way the morning frost clings to the Silver Ridge, a reminder that human presence here is merely a transient guest in a landscape of stone and persistent, mountain-born weather.
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| Location | Three Forks, Kootenay Land District, British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 50.016667°N, 117.28333°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 Three Forks, British Columbia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Three Forks, 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 Three Forks includes coordinates 50.016667°N, 117.283330°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.