Elkton, Alberta Weather
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About Elkton, Alberta
Elkton is a locality in 17-31-4-W5, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Elkton is located at 51.6500°N, 114.5281°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T4H.
Elkton sits quietly tucked against the rising slopes of the Highland Ridge, where the earth holds the cool, persistent memory of the mountains to the west. It lies 53.4 km north-west of Airdrie, AB (from Airdrie, AB: bearing 318°T), and is situated 11.9 km north-north-west of Cremona. The air here carries the sharp, clean scent of spruce and cold water, particularly near the banks of the Little Red Deer River as it carves a path through the valley. When the sun retreats behind the ridge, the light turns a bruised, heavy gold, catching the tall grasses until they shimmer like thin blades of copper against the darkening horizon. Waterstreet Lake holds a stillness that mirrors the vast, open sky, providing a quiet reprieve some distance away from the daily turning of the seasons. The history of Elkton is rooted in the steady, patient work of those who first settled these foothills to graze cattle and clear the timber. Today, the local economy remains tied to the land, defined by the seasonal cycles of agriculture and the extraction of resources that sustain the region. While Red Lodge Provincial Park offers a wider space for those seeking the deeper woods, the life in Elkton stays focused on the immediate, practical tasks of fencing, calving, and managing the encroaching brush. There is a particular weight to the silence in the early morning, a clarity that allows a person to hear the distant, rhythmic clatter of machinery long before it appears on the horizon.
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| Location | Elkton, 17-31-4-W5, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51.65°N, 114.528056°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6) |
| Postal FSA | T4H |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Elkton, Alberta Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elkton, 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 Elkton includes coordinates 51.650000°N, 114.528056°W, situated in 17-31-4-W5. Postal FSA: T4H. 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.