Petrofka, Saskatchewan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, ECCC alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Petrofka in 43-7-W3.
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Petrofka is a locality in 43-7-W3, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is classified as a town. Petrofka is located at 52.6667°N, 106.8839°W. It observes Central Standard Time — no DST (UTC−6). Postal code area: S7P.
Petrofka rests upon the quiet, expansive plains where the North Saskatchewan River carves a slow, deliberate path through the earth. It lies 37.1 km west of Rosthern, SK (from Rosthern, SK: bearing 271°T), and is situated 15.3 km north-east of Great Deer. The light here at dusk possesses a singular clarity, pulling long shadows across the fields until the horizon blurs into a deep, bruised violet. Makaroff Lake sits nearby, a still mirror reflecting the vastness of the sky, while the banks of the North Saskatchewan River offer a cool respite from the heat of the summer sun. The land holds its breath, defined by the steady, unyielding presence of the water and the reach of the open prairie. The history of Petrofka carries the weight of those who first broke the sod, establishing a life dependent on the seasonal shifts of the soil and the river’s unpredictable moods. Life in Petrofka moves in alignment with the demands of agriculture, where the machinery of harvest hums against the silence of the distance. Those who live here often look toward Fort Carlton Provincial Park, acknowledging the historical currents that once moved through these reaches. There is a particular beauty in the way the morning mist clings to the grasses, a fleeting veil that rises before the day’s labor begins in earnest.
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| Location | Petrofka, 43-7-W3, Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 52.666718°N, 106.88393°W |
| Timezone | Central Standard Time — no DST (UTC−6) |
| Postal FSA | S7P |
| 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 Petrofka, 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 Petrofka includes coordinates 52.666718°N, 106.883930°W, situated in 43-7-W3. Postal FSA: S7P. 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.