Empress, Alberta Weather
Empress, Alberta — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, ECCC alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Empress in 13-23-1-W4.
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About Empress, Alberta
Empress is a village in 13-23-1-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is a small community with a population of 148. Empress is located at 50.9556°N, 110.0058°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T0J.
Empress holds its place within the Hamilton Hill, overlooking the quiet, persistent flow of the Red Deer River. It lies 33.1 km west-north-west of Leader, AB (from Leader, AB: bearing 283°T), and is situated 26.5 km south-south-east of Acadia Valley. The landscape surrounding Empress reveals itself as a high, open expanse where the light at dusk settles long and thin against the earth, turning the grasses into shades of copper and bruised plum. The horizon stretches wide, unburdened by obstruction, allowing the wind to sharpen its edge as it moves across the sparse terrain. Life in Empress persists with a steady, pragmatic stillness, defined by the proximity of the water and the rising contours of the land. The history of Empress rests upon the movement of goods and the ambition of early rail development, which once anchored the local economy to the transit of grain and steam. Today, the economy remains tied to the land and the quiet industry of energy production, maintaining a character defined by self-reliance. Residents of Empress observe the seasons not by the calendar, but by the changing temperament of the Red Deer River, which marks the boundary between the cultivated fields and the wilder, rugged slopes of the Hamilton Hill.
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| Location | Empress, 13-23-1-W4, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 50.955556°N, 110.005833°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6) |
| Postal FSA | T0J |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Empress, Alberta Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Empress, 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 Empress includes coordinates 50.955556°N, 110.005833°W, situated in 13-23-1-W4. Postal FSA: T0J. 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.