Right now
20°C / 68°F
Overcast · wind 12 km/h · 46% RH
Soil (6 cm)
14°C / 58°F
Most seeds germinate
Hardiness zone
4b
est. from 10-yr extreme low -31°C
Frost window
May 22 – Oct 13
~144 frost-free days · first frost in ~35 days
Sun
06:39 – 19:38
sunrise – sunset today
Moon
Waning Crescent
10% lit · solunar good · full 2026-09-26
7-day forecast
America/Toronto
Tue
Rain
20° / 8°
2.1 mm
Wed
Rain
21° / 15°
18.75 mm
Thu
Drizzle
14° / 8°
0.25 mm
Fri
Overcast
19° / 3°
dry
Sat
Drizzle
23° / 9°
1.2 mm
Sun
Drizzle
18° / 8°
0.3 mm
Mon
Overcast
16° / 5°
dry
This week
AI field guide · refreshed weeklyVal-d'Or Gardening: Early September — Harvest Season Arrives, Frost Looms in 35 Days. Fall Fishing in Val-d'Or: Early September Opportunities. Early Fall Foraging in Val-d'Or: Berries, Nuts & Mushrooms Before the Frost.
Gardening
Val-d'Or Gardening: Early September — Harvest Season Arrives, Frost Looms in 35 Days
Sow & harvest now
- Spinach (Spinacia oleracea 'Space' or 'Bloomsdale')
- Arugula (Eruca sativa)
- Mâche (Valerianella locusta)
- Radish (Raphanus sativus 'Cherry Belle' or 'French Breakfast')
Fishing
Fall Fishing in Val-d'Or: Early September Opportunities
What's biting
- Lake Trout (Touladi)
- Walleye (Doré)
- Northern Pike (Brochet)
- Brook Trout (Omble de Fontaine)
Foraging
Early Fall Foraging in Val-d'Or: Berries, Nuts & Mushrooms Before the Frost
In season now
- Wild Blueberry (Lowbush Blueberry)
- Lingonberry (Cowberry)
- Wild Mushroom: Chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius)
- Wild Mushroom: Puffball (Lycoperdon species)
Your ecological region
Boreal Forest & Shield
The great northern forest: mixed spruce, pine, birch and aspen over Shield rock and boreal plains, laced with lakes.
Regional guide →Your hardiness zone
Zone 4b
Estimated from a 10-year average extreme low of -31°C. What grows, what bites and what to forage across your zone.
Zone guide →Get this guide for Val-d'Or every week
Frost warnings, what's biting, what's ripening. One email, Sunday evening.