Rathwell, Manitoba Weather
Rathwell, Manitoba — 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 Rathwell in 7-8-8-W.
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About Rathwell, Manitoba
Rathwell is a local urban district in 7-8-8-W, Manitoba, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Rathwell is located at 49.6469°N, 98.5464°W. It observes Central Time (UTC−6 / −5). Postal code area: R0G.
Rathwell sits amidst the expansive, open horizon of the Manitoba plains, anchored firmly near the modest rise of Rutherford Hill. It lies 40.6 km south-south-west of Portage la Prairie, MB (from Portage la Prairie, MB: bearing 207°T), and is situated 12.7 km north of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes. The Boyne River traces a path through the lowlands nearby, its presence a quiet insistence of moisture in a landscape defined by the vast, heavy sky. When the sun dips low, the light stretches across the fields, turning the soil to a deep, bruised purple that contrasts sharply with the pale, dry grass. Lac Onze lies about 11 km away, offering a slight shift in the horizon, while the more distant Stephenfield Provincial Park sits about 23 km away, marking a break in the relentless flatness of the prairie. Here, the wind carries a steady, biting clarity, moving across the terrain with a weight that reminds one of the sheer scale of the land. The economy of Rathwell draws its strength from the grain that rises from the dark, fertile earth, a cycle that has dictated the pace of life since the earliest settlers arrived to break the sod. Life in Rathwell follows the turn of the seasons, moving with the heavy machinery of harvest and the quiet waiting of winter, when the frost settles deep into the ground. Grain elevators once dominated the skyline, serving as landmarks of a trade that remains central to the identity of the people who reside here. The local character is marked by a pragmatic endurance, a way of existing that finds beauty in the stark, clean lines of the horizon and the reliable, seasonal return of the work. Throughout the year, the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the distant mechanical hum of agricultural equipment, a sound that serves as the heartbeat of the region.
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Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-19 · Public domain · Sector code can (Canada / Northern U.S.) · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Rathwell, 7-8-8-W, Manitoba |
| Coordinates | 49.646944°N, 98.546389°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (UTC−6 / −5) |
| Postal FSA | R0G |
| Area Code | 204, 431 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Rathwell, Manitoba Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rathwell, 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 Rathwell includes coordinates 49.646944°N, 98.546389°W, situated in 7-8-8-W. Postal FSA: R0G. 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.