La Plaque-Verte, Quebec Weather
La Plaque-Verte, 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 Plaque-Verte in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine; Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine.
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About La Plaque-Verte, Quebec
La Plaque-Verte is a locality in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine; Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. La Plaque-Verte is located at 47.3994°N, 61.7706°W. It observes Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4). Postal code area: G4T.
La Plaque-Verte rests as a sharp, salt-crusted prominence within the Buttes Pelées, rising against the vast, shifting grey of the St. Lawrence. It lies 8.0 km east-north-east of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC (from Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC: bearing 70°T), and is situated 7.1 km east-north-east of Cap-aux-Meules. The wind here possesses a scouring quality, tasting of brine and cold stone, which strips the air of pretense and leaves the horizon feeling exceptionally wide. Toward the east, the landscape opens toward Le Grand Barachois, where the tides draw back to expose the ribbed, muddy floor of the basin in a slow, rhythmic respiration. Further out, the distant sprawl of the Réserve nationale de faune de la pointe de l'Est creates a sanctuary of dunes and grasses that anchors the edge of the archipelago. Under the low, heavy light of dusk, La Plaque-Verte turns a muted, metallic shade, appearing less like land and more like a dark ridge of iron pressed against the sea. Life at La Plaque-Verte persists by reading the weather, as the local economy has long bowed to the temper of the surrounding waters. The inhabitants maintain a watchful proximity to the marine environment, where the harvest of the sea provides a primary focus for those who work the docks and the nearby coastal reaches. The architecture is modest and low-slung, built to deflect the persistent gales that roar across the Buttes Pelées without obstruction. In the quiet hours of the morning, when the fog clings to the slopes, the sound of the surf against the shore provides a constant, heavy pulse that defines the day. Traditions here are kept close, grounded in the hard-won practicalities of island survival and the shared knowledge of the currents that swirl around the coast.
La Plaque-Verte s’étire avec une humilité minérale sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où les Buttes Pelées dessinent des ondulations douces sous un ciel changeant. Le vent marin, chargé de sel et de souvenirs, sculpte le relief de ce terrain façonné par la rudesse atlantique et la patience de ceux qui ont appris à habiter le bord du monde. À quelques kilomètres, le Grand Barachois retient les eaux dans un calme qui contraste avec le souffle incessant de la marée, offrant un refuge aux oiseaux qui survolent cette terre isolée. Plus loin, vers l'horizon, la Réserve nationale de faune de la pointe de l'Est protège la fragilité des dunes et des herbes folles. La Plaque-Verte demeure habitée par une simplicité que les années n’altèrent point, où chaque geste quotidien possède la précision du pêcheur ou du cultivateur qui connaît le poids de sa terre. Ici, la lumière du crépuscule s’attarde sur les rochers, révélant des teintes ocres et argentées qui transforment le paysage en une étendue presque irréelle. Entre l'immensité du fleuve et la solidité des buttes, la vie suit son cours, portée par une mémoire acadienne qui résonne dans le silence des espaces ouverts.
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| Location | La Plaque-Verte, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine; Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec |
| Coordinates | 47.399444°N, 61.770556°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4) |
| Postal FSA | G4T |
| 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 Plaque-Verte, Quebec Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for La Plaque-Verte, 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 Plaque-Verte includes coordinates 47.399444°N, 61.770556°W, situated in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine; Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine. Postal FSA: G4T. 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.