Fortier, Manitoba Weather

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About Fortier, Manitoba

Fortier is a community in 22,23-11-4-W, Manitoba, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Fortier is located at 49.9350°N, 97.9161°W. It observes Central Time (UTC−6 / −5). Postal code area: R4K.

Fortier occupies a vast, level expanse of the Canadian prairies where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the sun whole. It lies 27.2 km east of Portage la Prairie, MB (from Portage la Prairie, MB: bearing 99°T), and is situated 11.9 km west-north-west of Elie. The La Salle River winds through this terrain with a sluggish, deliberate grace, carving a shallow path through fields that hold the scent of turned earth and drying wheat. When the light leans low at dusk, the sky turns the color of bruised plums, casting long, thin shadows across the dormant stubble of the fields. The air here carries a crisp, dry weight, undisturbed by the clutter of vertical obstacles, allowing the wind to hum a constant, low-frequency note against the stillness of the plain. The history of Fortier remains rooted in the labor of the soil, with a local economy long defined by the quiet persistence of agricultural cycles. Though the pace of life follows the seasonal demands of harvest and sowing, the proximity of Rosedale Loop, situated 13 km away, provides a modest counterpoint to the isolation of the surrounding acreage. Further afield, Portage Spillway Provincial Park lies 30 km away, serving as a reminder of the broader reaches of the landscape beyond the immediate cultivated grids. In Fortier, the primary tradition is one of steady endurance, where the daily work of maintaining the land creates a quiet, collective focus that persists regardless of the changing seasons.

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About This Fortier, Manitoba Weather Page

This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fortier, 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 Fortier includes coordinates 49.935000°N, 97.916111°W, situated in 22,23-11-4-W. Postal FSA: R4K. 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.