Elbow, Saskatchewan Weather
Elbow, Saskatchewan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, ECCC alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Elbow in 11-25-5-W3.
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About Elbow, Saskatchewan
Elbow is a village in 11-25-5-W3, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is a small community with a population of 341. Elbow is located at 51.1216°N, 106.5976°W. It observes Central Standard Time — no DST (UTC−6). Postal code area: S6K.
Elbow rests upon a high, open expanse where the prairie sky stretches wide and low, anchoring the horizon to the cooling reach of Lake Diefenbaker. It lies 45.3 km west-south-west of Davidson, SK (from Davidson, SK: bearing 251°T), and is situated 12.1 km south of Loreburn. The land here holds a particular stillness, a clarity of light that catches the pale grasses and turns the water into a sheet of hammered silver when the wind dies down at dusk. Only a short distance away, the quiet presence of Douglas Provincial Park offers a sheltered contrast to the vast, exposed plains, while the distant, winding path of the Qu'Appelle River reminds the observer of the ancient, slow-moving forces that shaped this terrain. The history of Elbow persists in the way the wind carries the scent of dry earth and sun-warmed grain, marking a life tied to the cycles of the seasons and the demands of the soil. Local industry draws its vitality from the surrounding fields and the expansive reservoir, sustaining a pace of life that values the steady, repetitive work of harvest and the seasonal influx of visitors seeking the water’s edge. Even in the stillness of a mid-afternoon, one can sense the weight of the horizon, a reminder that Elbow exists as a small, deliberate point of human effort set against the immense, indifferent reach of the Canadian interior.
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NOAA GOES-19 GEOCOLOR — Canada / Northern U.S. sector. Auto-refreshes every 10 minutes on page reload. Frames the whole country from Newfoundland to the BC coast, plus adjacent Pacific and Atlantic storm approaches.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-19 · Public domain · Sector code can (Canada / Northern U.S.) · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Elbow, 11-25-5-W3, Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 51.121633°N, 106.597647°W |
| Timezone | Central Standard Time — no DST (UTC−6) |
| Postal FSA | S6K |
| Area Code | 306, 639 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Elbow, Saskatchewan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elbow, 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 Elbow includes coordinates 51.121633°N, 106.597647°W, situated in 11-25-5-W3. Postal FSA: S6K. 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.