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Gunnar is a locality in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is classified as a town. Gunnar is located at 59.3880°N, 108.8812°W. It observes Central Standard Time — no DST (UTC−6). Postal code area: S0J.
Gunnar occupies a rugged, wind-swept stretch along the northern shore of Lake Athabasca, where the light at dusk bruises the horizon with deep violet and gold. It lies 25.3 km south-west of Uranium City, SK (from Uranium City, SK: bearing 217°T), and is situated 16.1 km south-south-west of Bushell. The terrain here is dominated by the hard, unyielding character of the Canadian Shield, featuring exposed rock and sparse, tenacious vegetation that clings to the shoreline. The Crackingstone River flows through the surrounding wilderness roughly 17 km away, while the distant, shifting expanses of the Athabasca Sand Dunes Provincial Park sit 37 km to the south, offering a stark contrast to the stony, weathered edges of the mainland. The air carries a sharp, metallic clarity, tasting of cold water and stone, which defines the sensory experience of standing where the land meets the vast, dark surface of the lake. Gunnar bears the heavy, quiet history of a once-thriving uranium mining site, an industrial past that left behind a landscape marked by the skeletal remains of its former infrastructure. The local economy was built entirely around the extraction of ore, shaping the life and labor of those who lived within the settlement during its operational years. Today, Gunnar stands as a silent sentinel of a bygone era, its industrial ruins resting against the backdrop of the boreal forest. The atmosphere is defined by a profound stillness, where the silence of the north feels absolute, settling over the concrete foundations and derelict structures that still hold the memory of a concentrated, industrious human presence.
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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 | Gunnar, Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 59.387954°N, 108.88117°W |
| Timezone | Central Standard Time — no DST (UTC−6) |
| Postal FSA | S0J |
| 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 Gunnar, 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 Gunnar includes coordinates 59.387954°N, 108.881170°W. Postal FSA: S0J. 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.