Watson, Yukon Weather
Watson, Yukon — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, ECCC alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, marine and fishing conditions with a solunar forecast, soil and crop conditions for Watson.
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About Watson, Yukon
Watson is a locality in Yukon, Canada. It is classified as a town. Watson is located at 60.1000°N, 134.8286°W. It observes Yukon Time — no DST (UTC−7). Postal code area: Y1A.
Watson holds a quiet vigilance upon the shore of Bennett Lake, anchored firmly within the rising elevation of the Knob Hill. It lies 10.0 km south-west of Carcross, YT (from Carcross, YT: bearing 223°T), and is situated 29.4 km north-north-east of Bennett. The land here carries the cold, clear breath of the Wheaton River, which carves its path through a terrain defined by rugged slopes and the persistent stillness of the north. As dusk settles, the light thins to a pale, bruised violet, catching the edges of the hills and turning the surface of the water into a sheet of hammered grey slate. The air tastes of wet stone and ancient, slow-growing spruce, grounding Watson in a geography that feels both immense and intensely private. History in Watson lingers in the spaces between the trees, where the movement of people has always followed the dictates of the water and the mountain passes. The local economy maintains a steady, modest pulse, reflecting the necessities of a life lived close to the land, far from the frantic currents of larger centers. While the wider world feels distant, the proximity of Tutshi Lake/T'ooch' Áayi Conservancy, lying just twenty-five kilometers away, reminds those in Watson of the vast, protected wilderness that frames their daily existence. Here, the passage of a day is marked not by the chime of a clock, but by the subtle shift of shadows across the Knob Hill and the deep, resonant silence that rises from the Wheaton River when the wind finally dies away.
Live animated radar for Watson and surroundings — RainViewer.
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 | Watson, Yukon |
| Coordinates | 60.1°N, 134.828611°W |
| Timezone | Yukon Time — no DST (UTC−7) |
| Postal FSA | Y1A |
| Area Code | 867 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Watson, Yukon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Watson, Yukon, 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 Watson includes coordinates 60.100000°N, 134.828611°W. Postal FSA: Y1A. Telephone area code: 867. Timezone: Yukon Time — no DST (UTC−7).
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.