Mont-Castor, Quebec Weather
Mont-Castor, 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 Mont-Castor in Matane; La Matanie.
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About Mont-Castor, Quebec
Mont-Castor is a ski area in Matane; La Matanie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Mont-Castor is located at 48.7667°N, 67.5447°W. It observes Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4). Postal code area: G4W.
Mont-Castor rises with a stoic, weathered grace above the surrounding Les Écores, standing as a sentinel over the shifting currents of the St. Lawrence. It lies 8.6 km south of Matane, QC (from Matane, QC: bearing 187°T), and is situated 10.9 km west-north-west of Ruisseau-Gagnon. The terrain here holds a stark, northern clarity, where the air often carries the sharp, salt-edged scent of the gulf meeting the persistent, cold breath of the interior. Nearby, the Rivière Matane carves its way through the landscape, its waters reflecting the heavy, bruised purples of a maritime dusk that lingers long after the sun has slipped beneath the horizon. Within the quiet folds of this land, Petit lac Rond rests in stillness, a dark mirror reflecting the dense growth that clings to the slopes of Mont-Castor. The character of Mont-Castor is defined by a resilience born of long winters and the steady, demanding work of the land and sea. Generations have looked to the Rivière Matane as a vital artery, shaping a local identity that values the harvest of the water and the sturdy endurance of the forest. Life here follows the turning of the seasons with an observant, practical attention, finding beauty in the way the frost catches on the cedar branches or the sound of ice shifting in the spring thaw. This place maintains a quiet dignity, rooted in the hard-won knowledge of those who have made their homes among the ridges and the riverbanks, where the focus remains on the immediate, tangible reality of the day at hand.
Mont-Castor s'élève avec une patience minérale au-dessus des rives du Saint-Laurent, dominant les paysages escarpés des Écores où la lumière du soir semble s'attarder davantage sur les pentes. Ici, la brise marine remonte le cours de la Rivière Matane, apportant avec elle une fraîcheur qui imprègne les terres agricoles et les forêts environnantes. À deux kilomètres à peine, le Petit lac Rond repose dans un creux de verdure, miroir tranquille qui capte les reflets changeants du ciel matanais. La vie à Mont-Castor se mesure au rythme des marées et aux travaux des champs, conservant une rudesse élégante propre à ces contrées façonnées par l'eau et le vent. Les habitants, habitués à la rigueur du climat, observent le mouvement des courants avec une familiarité ancienne, cultivant une résilience héritée des premiers défrichements. Le relief accidenté impose sa cadence aux activités locales, dessinant des lignes de force qui guident le regard vers l'horizon marin. Entre la puissance du fleuve et le calme des hauteurs, Mont-Castor demeure un repère familier, une présence solide dont la silhouette se découpe nettement sur le ciel, affirmant sa place singulière dans ce territoire où la terre rencontre, sans compromis, l'immensité salée du large.
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| Location | Mont-Castor, Matane; La Matanie, Quebec |
| Coordinates | 48.766667°N, 67.544722°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4) |
| Postal FSA | G4W |
| 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 Mont-Castor, Quebec Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mont-Castor, 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 Mont-Castor includes coordinates 48.766667°N, 67.544722°W, situated in Matane; La Matanie. Postal FSA: G4W. 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.