Les Fourches, Quebec Weather

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About Les Fourches, Quebec

Les Fourches is a locality in Saint-Donat; Matawinie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Les Fourches is located at 46.3003°N, 74.2628°W. It observes Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4). Postal code area: G4V.

Les Fourches holds a quiet vigilance over the confluence of the Rivière Saint-Michel, where the water moves with a steady, deliberate weight against the stones. It lies 32.9 km north-east of Mont-Tremblant, QC (from Mont-Tremblant, QC: bearing 52°T), and is situated 3.7 km west-south-west of Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm. The surrounding terrain rises in modest, forested shoulders that catch the amber light of late afternoon, casting long shadows across the valley floor. Only a kilometer away, the stillness of Lac à Cléophas offers a mirror to the sky, while the broader expanse of the landscape remains defined by the proximity of the Le Petit Nixon. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and cooling pine, a crisp reminder of the altitude that shapes the character of this northern reach. Life in Les Fourches reflects the quiet industry of those who have long worked the timber and cleared the rugged slopes of Matawinie. While the vast protected lands of Parc national du Mont-Tremblant sit sixteen kilometers to the west, the inhabitants here maintain a more intimate relationship with the immediate woods and the flow of the Rivière Saint-Michel. The local economy persists through a measured pace of logging and seasonal stewardship, traditions passed down through generations who understand the temperament of the long winters. Evening brings a blue-grey hush to the woods, a stillness that settles over the clearings and suggests a history written more in the endurance of the land than in the clamor of human progress.

Les Fourches s’étire avec une patience ancienne sur les rives de la Rivière Saint-Michel, là où le terrain se fait plus humble et le sol plus sombre. À proximité du Petit Nixon, le paysage conserve cette rudesse propre aux terres de la Matawinie, où le travail des hommes a longtemps suivi le rythme imposé par les courants et les forêts denses. Le Lac à Cléophas, étendu à seulement un kilomètre de distance, capte les premières lueurs du jour dans un miroir d’eau froide, tandis que l’air, chargé de l’humidité des bois, descend vers le Parc national du Mont-Tremblant situé à seize kilomètres. À Les Fourches, la vie s’ordonne selon les caprices de la topographie, dans une simplicité qui rejette le superflu pour ne garder que l’essentiel du bois et de la roche. Les sentiers qui longent la Rivière Saint-Michel gardent la mémoire des anciens passages, marquant une présence humaine qui ne cherche pas à dompter l’horizon, mais à s’y fondre. Lorsque le crépuscule glisse sur les arbres, le silence s’installe, dense et pur, enveloppant chaque demeure d’une quiétude que seule la nature environnante peut offrir, rappelant que tout ici appartient encore aux cycles immuables de la terre québécoise.

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About This Les Fourches, Quebec Weather Page

This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Les Fourches, 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 Les Fourches includes coordinates 46.300278°N, 74.262778°W, situated in Saint-Donat; Matawinie. 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.