Faust, Alberta Weather

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About Faust, Alberta

Faust is a hamlet in 16-73-11-W5, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Faust is located at 55.3158°N, 115.6275°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T0G.

Faust rests quietly upon the southern edge of Lesser Slave Lake, where the horizon broadens to meet the pale, expansive northern sky. It lies 54.4 km west of Slave Lake, AB (from Slave Lake, AB: bearing 274°T), and is situated 12.3 km west of Kinuso. The land here holds a stillness that gathers near the slopes of Prichuk Hill, drawing its character from the proximity of the water and the quiet reach of the boreal landscape. During the height of summer, the light lingers long over the shoreline, casting a silvery sheen across the surface of Lesser Slave Lake that makes the air feel heavy with the scent of damp earth and cooling pine. While the Driftpile River flows steadily through the nearby terrain, the life of Faust remains defined by this intersection of water and timber, a landscape where the wind carries the cooling influence of the lake deep into the wooded interior. Historically, the development of Faust grew from the necessity of local timber and the logistical demands of the railway, which once moved the harvest of the forest toward distant markets. Today, the economy leans into these traditional foundations, maintaining a pace that prioritizes the steady labor of the woods and the seasonal shifts of the land. Residents find their footing in the rugged reality of the region, occasionally traveling toward Hilliard's Bay Provincial Park to walk the trails that trace the shoreline. In the shorter days of winter, the silence of the frost-hardened ground settles over Faust, leaving the inhabitants to navigate the cold with a resilience that mirrors the endurance of the surrounding trees.

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About This Faust, Alberta Weather Page

This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Faust, 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 Faust includes coordinates 55.315833°N, 115.627500°W, situated in 16-73-11-W5. Postal FSA: T0G. 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.