Vidette, British Columbia Weather
Vidette, 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 Vidette in Lillooet Land District.
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About Vidette, British Columbia
Vidette is a locality in Lillooet Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Vidette is located at 51.1667°N, 120.9000°W. It observes Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7). Postal code area: V2B.
Vidette sits tucked against the rugged rise of Avery Hill, where the persistent flow of the Deadman River shapes the character of the Lillooet Land District. It lies 56.3 km north-north-east of Ashcroft, BC (from Ashcroft, BC: bearing 28°T), and is situated 17.4 km north-west of Criss Creek. The terrain holds a quiet intensity, marked by the proximity of Vidette Lake just a short distance away, its surface often mirroring the vast, unblinking sky of the interior plateau. Nearby, the dramatic plunge of Deadman Falls adds a sudden, thunderous punctuation to the silence of the valley, while the towering, weathered forms of Castle Rock Hoodoos Park stand as silent sentinels over the broken earth. In the long, slanted light of late afternoon, the shadows stretch across the valley floor, turning the dust of the dry hills into a soft, glowing copper. The history of Vidette echoes with the steady, industrious pulse of mining that once defined the aspirations of those who sought prosperity in these secluded reaches. While the local economy has shifted over the generations, the land retains the heavy, expectant quiet of its extractive past, and the people of Vidette continue to live in close dialogue with the cycles of the seasons. Life here moves according to the demands of the climate and the terrain, a persistent engagement with a landscape that offers little by way of easy comfort but rewards the observant with the raw, stark beauty of its geology. Even now, the spirit of the place lingers in the air, caught between the memory of the pickaxe and the enduring, slow-moving currents of the river.
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| Location | Vidette, Lillooet Land District, British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 51.166667°N, 120.9°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7) |
| Postal FSA | V2B |
| Area Code | 236, 250, 604, 672, 778 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Vidette, British Columbia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Vidette, 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 Vidette includes coordinates 51.166667°N, 120.900000°W, situated in Lillooet Land District. Postal FSA: V2B. 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.