Cardiff, Alberta Weather
Cardiff, Alberta — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, ECCC alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cardiff in 26-55-25-W4.
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About Cardiff, Alberta
Cardiff is a hamlet in 26-55-25-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Cardiff is located at 53.7728°N, 113.6000°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T8R.
Cardiff lies settled upon the broad, open terrain of Alberta, where the horizon stretches wide enough to hold the weight of the changing sky. It lies 15.2 km north of St. Albert, AB (from St. Albert, AB: bearing 5°T), and is situated 13.8 km north of Campbell. The Sturgeon River flows some 7 km distant, its presence felt in the way the air holds a subtle, damp coolness even during the height of a dry summer afternoon. To the north, the earth maintains a steady, flat composure, while Cut Bank Lake rests roughly 12 km away, a quiet basin that mirrors the vast overhead expanse. During the golden hour, the light here turns thin and sharp, catching the edges of the fields and casting long, deliberate shadows that define the stillness of the landscape. The legacy of Cardiff remains anchored in its history as a coal mining centre, a past that lingers in the quiet persistence of the local landscape and the deliberate, functional architecture of the surroundings. While the heavy machinery of the early industrial era has long since retreated, the economy continues to mirror the resilience of those who first broke the ground to extract the seams beneath the surface. Life in Cardiff moves with a practical focus, where the inhabitants attend to their daily tasks under a sky that seems to demand a certain stoic patience. Winter brings a crystalline hush that settles over the frozen earth, turning the nights into deep, ink-black voids where the stars appear unnervingly bright and close.
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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 | Cardiff, 26-55-25-W4, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 53.772778°N, 113.6°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6) |
| Postal FSA | T8R |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Cardiff, Alberta Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cardiff, 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 Cardiff includes coordinates 53.772778°N, 113.600000°W, situated in 26-55-25-W4. Postal FSA: T8R. 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.