Big Valley, Alberta Weather

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About Big Valley, Alberta

Big Valley is a village in 26-35-20-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is a small community with a population of 331. Big Valley is located at 52.0328°N, 112.7519°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T4E.

Big Valley sits tucked within the wide, rolling expanse of Alberta, anchored by the nearby presence of the Wolf Hill. It lies 32.5 km south of Stettler, AB (from Stettler, AB: bearing 186°T), and is situated 11.9 km south of Fenn. The terrain here holds a stark, pale clarity, where the light at dusk stretches long across the grasses and turns the horizon into a thin, glowing seam. While the Red Deer River flows through the distant landscape, the immediate surroundings of Big Valley feel defined by the quiet persistence of the prairie wind and the deep, silent posture of the earth. Snake Lake provides a subtle change in the horizon, a mirror for the vast, unclouded skies that press down upon the fields. Even the land near Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park carries a sense of ancient stillness, as if the soil itself remembers the slow passage of eras before the fences and roads arrived. The history of Big Valley persists in the sturdy, weathered architecture that lines its thoroughfares, reflecting a time when the railway dictated the pulse of local commerce. Agriculture remains the primary heartbeat of the region, with local producers navigating the cycles of the seasons with a resilience that matches the harshness of the climate. Residents move through their days with a practical focus, maintaining a heritage that honors the hard work of the early settlers who first broke this ground. During the quiet hours of the morning, the air tastes of dry earth and sun-warmed grain, a sharp reminder of the reliance on the land that defines the character of those who call Big Valley home.

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About This Big Valley, Alberta Weather Page

This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Big Valley, 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 Big Valley includes coordinates 52.032778°N, 112.751944°W, situated in 26-35-20-W4. Postal FSA: T4E. 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.