Contrecœur, Quebec Weather

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About Contrecœur, Quebec

Contrecœur is a town in Contrecœur; Marguerite-D'Youville, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Contrecœur is located at 45.8573°N, 73.2391°W. It observes Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4). Postal code area: J5T.

Contrecœur sits anchored along the wide, moving silver of the St. Lawrence, where the horizon broadens to accommodate the sky’s heavy, shifting moods. It lies 22.9 km south-south-west of Sorel-Tracy, QC (from Sorel-Tracy, QC: bearing 205°T), and is situated 15.8 km east-north-east of L'Assomption. The air here tastes of damp earth and deep water, particularly near the Coteau de Salvail, where the land rises with a quiet, stubborn insistence against the river’s edge. The Rivière Saint-Jean carves its own narrow passage through the terrain, a steady thread that mirrors the stillness of the fields during the long, bruised light of a late autumn afternoon. Even when the wind pulls hard from the water, the ground remains firm, possessing a cool, clay-heavy texture that anchors the roots of the valley. The history of Contrecœur lingers in the way the local economy balances between the hum of modern industry and the persistent memory of the soil. Generations have worked these reaches, finding utility in the proximity to the shipping lanes that define the lifeblood of the province. While the Parc national des Îles-de-Boucherville sits thirty-three kilometers away, the local character is defined less by distant retreats and more by the pragmatic, daily labor of the docks and the quiet persistence of those who cultivate the surrounding acreage. There is a particular clarity in the voices of the people here, a resonant honesty that seems to rise from the very proximity of the river, marking the passage of days not by clocks, but by the turning tide and the slow, deliberate rotation of the seasons.

Contrecœur s’étire avec une patience minérale sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le fleuve impose son souffle large et son immensité changeante aux terres basses de Marguerite-D'Youville. La lumière du crépuscule glisse sur les eaux, révélant la présence discrète de la Rivière Saint-Jean qui serpente non loin du Coteau de Salvail, dessinant les contours d'un paysage façonné par une longue mémoire agricole. Le regard porte loin, vers l'horizon où le Parc national des Îles-de-Boucherville se devine dans un lointain bleuté, marquant la limite d'un espace où l'industrie portuaire et sidérurgique dialogue désormais avec les héritages anciens. Contrecœur conserve dans sa trame urbaine une rigueur héritée des premiers défricheurs, une manière de se tenir droite face aux vents qui remontent le courant. Les façades, marquées par une simplicité robuste, racontent une existence tournée vers les grands espaces fluviaux, tandis que la terre, fertile, rappelle les racines profondes des familles établies sur ces berges depuis des siècles. Ici, le rythme quotidien s'accorde au flux incessant du passage des navires, imposant une cadence silencieuse et continue qui définit l'identité propre de Contrecœur, loin des agitations, dans le calme d'un territoire qui sait encore écouter le murmure du Saint-Laurent.

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About This Contrecœur, Quebec Weather Page

This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Contrecœur, Quebec, 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 Contrecœur includes coordinates 45.857261°N, 73.239074°W, situated in Contrecœur; Marguerite-D'Youville. Postal FSA: J5T. Telephone area code: 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873. 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.