Cold Lake, Manitoba Weather
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cold Lake.
About Cold Lake, Manitoba
Cold Lake is a community in Manitoba, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Cold Lake is located at 55.1269°N, 101.1114°W. It observes Central Time (UTC−6 / −5). Postal code area: R8A.
Cold Lake rests with a quiet, persistent stillness upon the edge of Kississing Lake, where the water mirrors the vast, unblinking clarity of the northern sky. It lies 62.5 km north-east of Flin Flon, MB (from Flin Flon, MB: bearing 50°T), and is situated 1.6 km west-north-west of Sherridon. The terrain here holds a rugged, ancient character, defined by the granite-strewn reaches that meet the shoreline, and when the light softens toward dusk, the horizon seems to pull the lake into a deep, indigo silence. Cold Lake exists in a geography shaped by the slow, deliberate work of water and rock, where the air carries the sharp, clean scent of spruce and the lingering chill that clings to the shadows even in the height of summer. The pulse of Cold Lake moves in alignment with the land, shaped by the presence of the Kississing River, which exerts a distant pull from some twenty-one kilometers away, influencing the movement of those who navigate these waterways. Historically, the region served as a vital corridor for travel and survival, grounding the identity of the inhabitants in a long, layered relationship with the natural environment. Today, the economy leans into the inherent gifts of the landscape, drawing people who find purpose in the wilderness and the particular, solitary independence that comes with life in such a remote expanse. Daily existence in Cold Lake follows the turning of the seasons, a cycle felt in the way the frost alters the shoreline and the way the community turns inward when the winter wind begins its long, steady sweep across the ice.
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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
| Location | Cold Lake, Manitoba |
| Coordinates | 55.126944°N, 101.11139°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (UTC−6 / −5) |
| Postal FSA | R8A |
| Area Code | 204, 431 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Cold Lake, Manitoba Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cold Lake, Manitoba, 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 Cold Lake includes coordinates 55.126944°N, 101.111390°W. Postal FSA: R8A. Telephone area code: 204, 431. Timezone: Central Time (UTC−6 / −5).
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.