Richmound, Saskatchewan Weather

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About Richmound, Saskatchewan

Richmound is a village in 23-17-28-W3, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is a small community with a population of 118. Richmound is located at 50.4543°N, 109.7575°W. It observes Central Standard Time — no DST (UTC−6). Postal code area: S0N.

Richmound sits exposed to the vast, open sky of the western plains, where the horizon stretches thin and taut like a wire pulled across the earth. It lies 50.4 km south-south-west of Leader, SK (from Leader, SK: bearing 197°T), and is situated 19.5 km west of Fox Valley. The terrain here is defined by the proximity of the Wilde Hills, which break the flatness with their quiet, earthen swells. At dusk, the light loses its sharp edges, turning the grasses into a sea of muted gold that seems to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has dipped below the rim of the world. The air carries a dry, persistent clarity, sharpened by the distance to the South Saskatchewan River, which flows thirty-six kilometers away through the deeper cuts of the landscape. Agriculture serves as the heartbeat of Richmound, where the cycles of seeding and harvest dictate the pace of life for those who work the heavy, resilient soil. Grain elevators once stood as the sentinels of the railway line, marking the local economy with the weight of commerce and the dust of the fields. Even as the character of the village shifts, the persistence of the farming culture keeps the focus on the seasonal turn of the land. There is a particular stillness in the mornings here, a sense that the quietude of the surrounding hills offers a shelter of sorts, allowing the residents to exist in a space where the sky commands more attention than the structures built beneath it.

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About This Richmound, Saskatchewan Weather Page

This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Richmound, 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 Richmound includes coordinates 50.454294°N, 109.757472°W, situated in 23-17-28-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.