Cheddar, Ontario Weather
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About Cheddar, Ontario
Cheddar is a locality in Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Cheddar is located at 44.9864°N, 78.1318°W. It observes Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4). Postal code area: K0L.
Cheddar rests within the rugged, hard-rock folds of the Canadian Shield, where the earth pushes granite through thin soil and holds the sky in high, clear arcs. It lies 22.6 km west-south-west of Bancroft, ON (from Bancroft, ON: bearing 246°T), and is situated 9.4 km west of Cardiff. The light at dusk here possesses a particular, heavy clarity, turning the surrounding spruce and pine into silhouettes that seem to lean toward the earth. Cheddar Lake waits nearby, a quiet basin of water that reflects the cooling air long before the stars emerge, while the distant, rushing presence of the Crowe River provides a low-frequency hum to the landscape. To the west, the land rises and falls in ways that lead toward the sheltered woods of Silent Lake Provincial Park, where the stillness of the forest feels ancient and undisturbed. History in Cheddar lingers in the stubborn persistence of the stone foundations and the old roads that trace the contours of a difficult, beautiful terrain. People once sought their living here through the raw work of the land, and today the economy remains shaped by the quiet necessity of self-reliance and the seasonal cycles of the Haliburton Highlands. Visitors occasionally pause at the rugged descent of Cope Falls, finding in the water’s motion a sharp contrast to the stillness of the inland hills. Life in Cheddar moves in accordance with the weather, characterized by a certain stoic resilience that values the weight of a well-built wall or the sudden, fleeting brilliance of autumn leaves against the grey stone.
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| Location | Cheddar, Haliburton, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 44.98639°N, 78.1318°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4) |
| Postal FSA | K0L |
| Area Code | 226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 382, 416, 437, 519, 548, 613, 647, 705, 742, 807, 905 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Cheddar, Ontario Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cheddar, Ontario, 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 Cheddar includes coordinates 44.986390°N, 78.131800°W, situated in Haliburton. Postal FSA: K0L. Telephone area code: 226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 382, 416, 437, 519, 548, 613, 647, 705, 742, 807, 905. Timezone: Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4).
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.