Preston Lake, Ontario Weather
Preston Lake, Ontario — 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 Preston Lake in York.
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About Preston Lake, Ontario
Preston Lake is a locality in York, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Preston Lake is located at 43.9873°N, 79.3763°W. It observes Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4). Postal code area: L4E.
Preston Lake rests quietly against the rising slopes of Heise Hill, holding a stillness that seems to gather the light of late afternoon across its surface. It lies 10.2 km south-east of Newmarket, ON (from Newmarket, ON: bearing 140°T), and is situated 15.3 km north-west of Markham. The water sits contained within the subtle depressions of the local terrain, reflecting the sky with a clarity that shifts from pale slate to deep indigo as the sun retreats behind the elevated ground. While the Black River flows some distance away and the expansive Parc urbain national du Canada de la Rouge remains a further journey to the southeast, Preston Lake maintains its own private horizon. The air here holds a crispness that suggests the nearby elevation, cooling rapidly as the shadows stretch long and thin over the surrounding fields. The historical character of Preston Lake emerges from the slow, deliberate transition of the land from early agricultural clearings to its current quietude. Life around Preston Lake moves with a steady persistence, defined by the seasonal turns of the earth and the maintenance of the properties that border the water’s edge. There is a perceptible weight to the silence here, a quality that settles over the landscape once the mechanical hum of local industry fades into the evening. Those who dwell near the shoreline observe the day’s end with a sense of routine, watching the mist rise to meet the cooling air while the land holds the last warmth of the sun.
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Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-19 · Public domain · Sector code can (Canada / Northern U.S.) · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Preston Lake, York, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 43.98728°N, 79.37628°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4) |
| Postal FSA | L4E |
| 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 Preston Lake, Ontario Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Preston Lake, 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 Preston Lake includes coordinates 43.987280°N, 79.376280°W, situated in York. Postal FSA: L4E. 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.