Fort Walsh, Saskatchewan Weather
Fort Walsh, Saskatchewan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, ECCC alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fort Walsh in 21-7-29-W3.
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About Fort Walsh, Saskatchewan
Fort Walsh is a locality in 21-7-29-W3, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is classified as a town. Fort Walsh is located at 49.5725°N, 109.8813°W. It observes Central Standard Time — no DST (UTC−6). Postal code area: S0N.
Fort Walsh sits nestled within the high, rolling elevation of the Cypress Hills, an island of green rising against the prairie horizon. It lies 46.4 km south-west of Maple Creek, SK (from Maple Creek, SK: bearing 218°T), and is situated 15.6 km north of Battle Creek. The air here carries a crisp, thin clarity that sharpens the edges of the golden grasses, while the light at dusk bruises the sky into shades of violet and deep amber. Beyond the immediate shelter of the hills, Adams Lake rests in the distance, a quiet mirror for the vast, shifting clouds that dominate the skyline. The terrain holds a rugged, ancient patience, indifferent to the small movements of those who traverse its slopes. Established as a North-West Mounted Police post, Fort Walsh stands as a reminder of a period defined by the regulation of the frontier and the intersection of trade and law. The economy of the region shifted from the early commerce of the fur trade to the enduring presence of ranching, which continues to shape the character of the landscape. While Cypress Hills Provincial Park provides a sanctuary for the natural environment, the broader reach of the Frenchman River marks the wider geography of the region. Life in Fort Walsh follows the seasonal turning of the earth, where the silence of winter and the sudden, vivid bloom of spring dictate the pace of the days.
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| Location | Fort Walsh, 21-7-29-W3, Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 49.572533°N, 109.88134°W |
| Timezone | Central Standard Time — no DST (UTC−6) |
| Postal FSA | S0N |
| Area Code | 306, 639 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Fort Walsh, Saskatchewan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fort Walsh, 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 Fort Walsh includes coordinates 49.572533°N, 109.881340°W, situated in 21-7-29-W3. Postal FSA: S0N. 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.