Cooking Lake, Alberta Weather
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About Cooking Lake, Alberta
Cooking Lake is a hamlet in 13-51-22-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Cooking Lake is located at 53.4114°N, 113.1217°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T8C.
Cooking Lake rests upon the expansive, open plains of Alberta, where the horizon stretches wide and the light at dusk settles in long, bruised ribbons of violet across the prairie grass. It lies 28.0 km east-south-east of Edmonton, AB (from Edmonton, AB: bearing 119°T), and is situated 15.3 km north of New Sarepta. The water of Cooking Lake holds the sky in a mirror-still gaze, offering a quiet depth that feels worlds apart from the distant, rushing currents of the North Saskatchewan River. Nearby, McFadden Lake provides a secluded pocket of stillness, while the vast, protected reaches of Elk Island National Park of Canada stand as a sentinel to the north, preserving a wilderness that once defined this entire region. The air here carries a crisp, lingering scent of dry earth and turning seasons, marking the passage of time through the subtle thinning of the light and the sudden, sharp shift in the wind. Early settlers arrived in Cooking Lake to carve lives from the resilient soil, establishing an agricultural foundation that continues to influence the rhythm of the local economy. While the land remains defined by its farming heritage, the presence of Cooking Lake has long served as a focal point for those seeking a connection to the quiet, persistent pulse of the rural landscape. People here attend to their daily tasks with a practical, steady focus, grounded by the seasonal demands of the fields and the expansive solitude of the horizon. Traditions persist in the simple gathering of neighbors and the shared stewardship of the surrounding plains, ensuring that the character of Cooking Lake stays rooted in the same enduring, wide-open silence that greeted the first inhabitants.
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| Location | Cooking Lake, 13-51-22-W4, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 53.411389°N, 113.121667°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6) |
| Postal FSA | T8C |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Cooking Lake, Alberta Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cooking Lake, 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 Cooking Lake includes coordinates 53.411389°N, 113.121667°W, situated in 13-51-22-W4. Postal FSA: T8C. 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.