Willow Island, Manitoba Weather
Willow Island, 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 Willow Island in 3-19-4E.
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About Willow Island, Manitoba
Willow Island is a community in 3-19-4E, Manitoba, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Willow Island is located at 50.6047°N, 96.9586°W. It observes Central Time (UTC−6 / −5). Postal code area: R1A.
Willow Island holds its ground against the expansive, restless horizon of Lake Winnipeg, where the water meets a low-lying shoreline defined by rugged brush and stubborn, wind-bent trees. It lies 3.9 km south-east of Gimli, MB (from Gimli, MB: bearing 145°T), and is situated 6.2 km south-east of Aspen Park. The air here carries a sharp clarity, tasting of cold depths and the damp scent of reeds, especially as the light flattens into a bruised purple during the long stretch of dusk. Willow Island sits in a landscape that feels perpetually expectant, waiting for the shifts in weather that roll unimpeded across the vast surface of the lake. While the Red River exerts its influence some 23 km away, the immediate surroundings of Willow Island remain dominated by the rhythmic, repetitive lapping of the lake against the shore, a sound that settles into the bones of anyone lingering near the water’s edge. Winnipeg Beach Provincial Park, located 12 km to the south, offers a contrast of organized recreational space, yet Willow Island maintains a quiet, untamed stillness that demands little from the visitor beyond observation. The history of Willow Island is marked by a lean, pragmatic relationship with the elements, where the economy has long been shaped by the seasonal demands of the lake and the surrounding terrain. Local life moves in synchronization with the cycles of the ice and the open water, a tradition that prioritizes resilience over rapid development. The land here does not offer easy comfort, yet it provides a stark, honest beauty, particularly when the morning mist clings to the shoreline, blurring the line between the sky and the cold water. Residents of Willow Island navigate their days with a steady, grounded awareness of the environment, whether they are tending to the necessities of the season or simply watching the currents shift the sediment along the bank. This is a location defined by the weight of the sky and the cold, persistent presence of the lake, ensuring that Willow Island remains a singular, quiet outpost beneath the wide Manitoba expanse.
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| Location | Willow Island, 3-19-4E, Manitoba |
| Coordinates | 50.604722°N, 96.958611°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (UTC−6 / −5) |
| Postal FSA | R1A |
| Area Code | 204, 431 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Willow Island, Manitoba Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Willow Island, 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 Willow Island includes coordinates 50.604722°N, 96.958611°W, situated in 3-19-4E. Postal FSA: R1A. 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.