Le Coteau, 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 Le Coteau in Lyster; L'Érable.
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Le Coteau is a locality in Lyster; L'Érable, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Le Coteau is located at 46.3689°N, 71.5536°W. It observes Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4). Postal code area: J8T.
Le Coteau rests within the quiet reach of L'Érable, where the land rises to meet the slopes of Colline Harvey. It lies 36.6 km south-south-east of Donnacona, QC (from Donnacona, QC: bearing 157°T), and is situated 11.2 km south of Dosquet. The Rivière Bécancour carves a steady, silver path through this terrain, its movement dictating the slow pulse of the local landscape. Nearby, the water of Chutes Rouges breaks against the stone, a constant, low-frequency hum that defines the air during the long, cool afternoons. While Lac McRea sits further out, its presence is felt in the moisture that clings to the evening, softening the edges of the fields and darkening the bark of the trees. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, bruised clarity, illuminating the way the ground tilts toward the water and holds the warmth of the day long after the sun has retreated behind the rise of the hills. History in Lyster clings to the persistence of those who worked the timber and the soil, establishing a way of life that remains tuned to the seasonal shifts of the Bécancour valley. Le Coteau functions as a quiet pivot point for the surrounding agricultural lands, where the economy still finds its footing in the productivity of the earth and the careful stewardship of the local forests. Life here moves with the precision of a clockwork mechanism, dictated by the demands of the harvest and the maintenance of the homesteads that have anchored families for generations. There is a weight to the silence on winter mornings, when the frost settles over the fields and the entire geography seems to draw inward, waiting for the thaw to stir the river once more into a restless, waking state.
Le Coteau s'étire avec une patience minérale sur les terres de Lyster, là où le relief s'incline doucement vers les eaux vives de la Rivière Bécancour. À l'ombre protectrice de la Colline Harvey, le paysage déploie ses étendues cultivées sous une lumière qui, à la fin du jour, semble vouloir s'attarder sur les sillons et les granges aux toits pentus. Le murmure des Chutes Rouges, situées à peine à trois kilomètres, rythme les soirées de ceux qui habitent ces parages, apportant une fraîcheur constante à l'air chargé de l'odeur des foins et de la terre humide. Plus loin, la présence du Lac McRea, distant d'une douzaine de kilomètres, complète cet horizon où la nature impose sa mesure. Le Coteau préserve cette vie simple, héritée de l'audace des pionniers qui ont su dompter ces sols fertiles, bâtissant une économie qui puise encore sa sève dans les richesses du terroir. Ici, le quotidien se décline dans le geste précis du cultivateur et dans le silence qui s'installe quand le soleil bascule derrière les ondulations du terrain, transformant le moindre champ en une étendue de velours sombre, tandis que la Rivière Bécancour poursuit son cheminement immuable vers l'inconnu.
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| Location | Le Coteau, Lyster; L'Érable, Quebec |
| Coordinates | 46.368889°N, 71.553611°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4) |
| Postal FSA | J8T |
| 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 |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Le Coteau, 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 Le Coteau includes coordinates 46.368889°N, 71.553611°W, situated in Lyster; L'Érable. Postal FSA: J8T. 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.