Bearspaw, Alberta Weather
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About Bearspaw, Alberta
Bearspaw is a locality in 14-25-3-W5, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Bearspaw is located at 51.1378°N, 114.3103°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T3L.
Bearspaw sits as a quiet shelf of land perched near the Spy Hill, where the earth holds its breath before the sharp rise of the foothills. It lies 20.4 km west-north-west of Calgary, AB (from Calgary, AB: bearing 300°T), and is situated 5.7 km east-south-east of Glenbow. The Bow River carves a deep, insistent channel through the valley floor, its cold, clear pulse defining the low-lying veins of the terrain. When the sun retreats at dusk, the light catches the long grasses of the ridges, turning the hills into bruised gold and iron-grey. Glenbow Lake lies about 6 km away, a still mirror reflecting the vast, unsettled sky, while Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park sits about 4 km away, preserving the wide, open character of a landscape that has long resisted the reach of the city. The air here carries a sharp, thin clarity, often smelling of distant pine and the dry, flinty scent of sun-baked stone. Bearspaw maintains a character defined by its transition between rugged, high-country grazing and the steady encroachment of modern life. Once a landscape dominated by expansive ranches, the economy now balances a quiet persistence of agricultural heritage with the needs of a scattered, semi-rural population. The history of the land is held in the fence lines and the weathered barns that stand against the wind, markers of an era when the rhythm of the day was set by the needs of livestock and the shifting weather. Residents often look toward the western skyline, aware of the proximity to the wilderness that Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park guards with its sweeping, preserved vistas. There is a specific stillness in the afternoons here, a sense that the residents occupy a space between the frantic pace of the nearby urban sprawl and the enduring, silent weight of the land itself.
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| Location | Bearspaw, 14-25-3-W5, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51.137778°N, 114.310278°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6) |
| Postal FSA | T3L |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Bearspaw, Alberta Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bearspaw, Alberta, 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 Bearspaw includes coordinates 51.137778°N, 114.310278°W, situated in 14-25-3-W5. Postal FSA: T3L. Telephone area code: 403, 587, 780, 825, 368. Timezone: Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −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.