Brainard, Alberta Weather
Brainard, Alberta — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, ECCC alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Brainard in 2-74-12-W6.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Brainard.
About Brainard, Alberta
Brainard is a locality in 2-74-12-W6, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Brainard is located at 55.3883°N, 119.7386°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T8V.
Brainard rests amidst the quiet, expansive reach of northern Alberta, where the horizon holds a stillness that defines the day. It lies 51.9 km south-east of Dawson Creek, AB (from Dawson Creek, AB: bearing 143°T), and is situated 13.5 km west-north-west of Hythe. Across the low-lying terrain, the presence of Brainard Lake lies only 2 km away, offering a glassy mirror to the expansive sky that shifts from bruised violet to pale gold as the sun retreats. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and cooling pine, a crisp reminder of the vast, unsettled wild that persists just beyond the clearing. Five kilometers distant, the Beaverlodge River carves its slow, deliberate path through the landscape, acting as a silent pulse that regulates the moisture of the surrounding soil. The lifeblood of Brainard persists through a quiet dedication to the land, where the economy remains tied to the cycles of agriculture and the extraction of natural resources. Families here maintain a long-standing familiarity with the frost and the harvest, valuing a resilience that respects the cold, heavy winters. While the wider world moves with a frantic cadence, the daily existence in Brainard follows the honest demands of the seasons and the maintenance of the homestead. Those who live here often look toward the horizon with a steady gaze, knowing that Swan Lake Park, situated 24 km away, stands as the nearest sanctuary for those seeking the deeper solitude of the woods.
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| Location | Brainard, 2-74-12-W6, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 55.388333°N, 119.738611°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6) |
| Postal FSA | T8V |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Brainard, Alberta Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Brainard, 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 Brainard includes coordinates 55.388333°N, 119.738611°W, situated in 2-74-12-W6. Postal FSA: T8V. 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.