La Fonderie, Quebec Weather
La Fonderie, Quebec — 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 La Fonderie in Cap-Chat; La Haute-Gaspésie.
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About La Fonderie, Quebec
La Fonderie is a locality in Cap-Chat; La Haute-Gaspésie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. La Fonderie is located at 49.0700°N, 66.7706°W. It observes Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4). Postal code area: G4V.
La Fonderie occupies a lean, rugged stretch of coastline where the land rises sharply toward the heights of Mont Bellevue. It lies 6.7 km west-south-west of Cap-Chat, QC (from Cap-Chat, QC: bearing 244°T), and is situated 21.6 km west-south-west of Sainte-Anne-des-Monts. The St. Lawrence pulls at the shoreline with a cold, rhythmic persistence, its salt-heavy air meeting the stillness of the interior woods. Inland, the dark surface of Lac Côté reflects the shifting northern light, while the Rivière Cap-Chat cuts a narrow, purposeful path through the terrain as it moves toward the sea. To the south, the expansive wilderness of Parc national de la Gaspésie stands as a vast, silent presence, grounding La Fonderie in a geography defined by the collision of mountain and tide. The shadows here lengthen quickly at dusk, turning the slopes into deep, violet folds that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has slipped beneath the horizon. Industry once defined the pulse of La Fonderie, leaving behind a quiet gravity that persists in the way the local economy anchors itself to the resources of the earth and water. The historical legacy of processing and extraction remains visible in the sturdy, utilitarian lines of the older structures, which stand against the wind as if waiting for the next shift to begin. Life in La Fonderie moves with a deliberate, singular focus, prioritizing the practical labor of the Haute-Gaspésie over the noise of the modern world. Even now, the sound of the wind moving through the valley carries a weight of endurance, a reminder of the generations who settled this coast to work the seam between the forest and the deep water.
La Fonderie s'étire le long des rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le vent marin sculpte le relief avec une persévérance silencieuse. Le Mont Bellevue domine cette étendue, imposant sa présence minérale sur les activités humaines qui se sont succédé dans ce secteur de la Haute-Gaspésie. À quelques kilomètres, le courant de la rivière Cap-Chat apporte une fraîcheur vive, tandis que le lac Côté, situé à deux kilomètres, offre un miroir immobile aux reflets changeants du crépuscule. La lumière y possède une qualité particulière, une clarté presque liquide qui transforme les humbles structures industrielles héritées du passé en silhouettes apaisées. L’histoire de La Fonderie demeure liée à cette terre rude, où le travail des hommes a dû composer avec les exigences d’un climat océanique et la proximité imposante des grandes étendues sauvages. À trente-neuf kilomètres se dresse le parc national de la Gaspésie, rappelant aux habitants la puissance des sommets qui protègent l'horizon. La vie quotidienne y suit le rythme lent des marées, dans une atmosphère où la salinité de l'air semble préserver les souvenirs des anciennes exploitations. Ici, le terrain accidenté et la solitude des espaces naturels forgent une identité singulière, faite de résilience et d'une attention constante portée aux mouvements de l'eau et du ciel.
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| Location | La Fonderie, Cap-Chat; La Haute-Gaspésie, Quebec |
| Coordinates | 49.07°N, 66.770556°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4) |
| Postal FSA | G4V |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This La Fonderie, Quebec Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for La Fonderie, 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 La Fonderie includes coordinates 49.070000°N, 66.770556°W, situated in Cap-Chat; La Haute-Gaspésie. Postal FSA: G4V. 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.