Chitek Lake, Saskatchewan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, ECCC alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Chitek Lake in 16-55-12-W3.
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Chitek Lake is a resort village in 16-55-12-W3, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is a small community with a population of 300. Chitek Lake is located at 53.7536°N, 107.7382°W. It observes Central Standard Time — no DST (UTC−6). Postal code area: S9X.
Chitek Lake rests against the backdrop of the Leoville Hills, holding a stillness that seems to gather the light of the long northern afternoons. It lies 61.5 km south-east of Meadow Lake, SK (from Meadow Lake, SK: bearing 132°T), and is situated 18.3 km north-west of Leoville. The water reflects the shifting moods of the sky, mirroring the dense boreal woods that press close to the shoreline and define the horizon. Just two kilometers away, the smaller expanse of Little Pelican Lake shares this quiet basin, while the Chitek River drifts through the surrounding terrain about ten kilometers distant. When the wind dies down at dusk, the surface becomes a polished dark glass, turning the reflection of the spruce trees into a second, inverted forest that feels as tangible as the land itself. Chitek Lake bears the marks of a deep connection to the surrounding wilderness, where the traditional practices of hunting and gathering persist as a quiet undercurrent to modern life. The local economy relies on the seasonal pulse of visitors who come for the fishing and the reach of the forest, turning the quiet of the off-season into a period of maintenance and anticipation. Days here follow the movement of the sun across the timber, with a pace that acknowledges the weight of the winter cold and the sudden, frantic growth of the short summer. Whether through the seasonal harvest or the steady maintenance of cabins and docks, the people of Chitek Lake maintain a practical, observant relationship with the earth, finding satisfaction in the simple necessity of woodsmoke and the clear, biting air of the changing seasons.
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| Location | Chitek Lake, 16-55-12-W3, Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 53.753641°N, 107.738155°W |
| Timezone | Central Standard Time — no DST (UTC−6) |
| Postal FSA | S9X |
| Area Code | 306, 639 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chitek Lake, Saskatchewan, 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 Chitek Lake includes coordinates 53.753641°N, 107.738155°W, situated in 16-55-12-W3. Postal FSA: S9X. Telephone area code: 306, 639. Timezone: Central Standard Time — no DST (UTC−6).
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.