Calais, Alberta Weather
Calais, Alberta — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, ECCC alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Calais.
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About Calais, Alberta
Calais is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Calais is located at 55.0719°N, 117.5389°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T8X.
Calais sits quietly upon the northern reaches of the landscape, where the earth holds the weight of vast, open horizons and the air carries a crisp, lingering chill. It lies 16.4 km west of Valleyview, AB (from Valleyview, AB: bearing 272°T), and is situated 15.5 km east-south-east of Clarkson Valley. Sturgeon Lake mirrors the shifting moods of the sky just 4 km away, its surface often glass-still before the evening breeze catches the reeds. Beyond the immediate terrain, the Puskwaskau River winds through the distance 16 km away, carving a path through the brush that has long defined the local geography. Near the water's edge, Williamson Provincial Park waits only 2 km from the heart of Calais, offering a quiet sanctuary where the scent of pine needles sharpens as the sun dips below the horizon. The history of Calais remains rooted in the industry of the land, where the local economy finds its strength in the steady extraction and agricultural cycles typical of this northern expanse. Generations have worked these fields and forests, finding a livelihood in the seasonal pulse that dictates the pace of life. Though the demands of modern labor persist, the people here maintain a connection to the stillness of the woods and the cold clarity of the local water. Whether preparing for the harvest or navigating the deep frost of winter, those who reside in Calais carry a quiet resilience that mirrors the endurance of the surrounding terrain.
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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 | Calais, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 55.071944°N, 117.538889°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6) |
| Postal FSA | T8X |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Calais, Alberta Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Calais, 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 Calais includes coordinates 55.071944°N, 117.538889°W. Postal FSA: T8X. 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.