Glenford, Alberta Weather
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About Glenford, Alberta
Glenford is a locality in 1-56-2-W5, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Glenford is located at 53.8061°N, 114.1711°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T7Z.
Glenford occupies a stretch of quiet, industrious land where the horizon holds a weight of stillness that settles deep into the surrounding fields. It lies 33.2 km north-north-west of Spruce Grove, AB (from Spruce Grove, AB: bearing 328°T), and is situated 14.4 km north-east of Gunn. The earth here is defined by a slow, deliberate patience, with the water of Toad Lake sitting only 4 km away as a dark, reflective mirror for the shifting prairie clouds. When the light leans low at dusk, it catches the edges of the soil, turning the stubble of the harvested grain into a soft, glowing copper that seems to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has slipped beneath the line of the trees. While the Sturgeon River runs about 8 km away, the land maintains its own firm, dry character, indifferent to the distant pull of the water. Even the memory of the landscape feels vast, anchored by the presence of Wabamun Lake Provincial Park situated 34 km to the south, which draws the gaze toward a wider, more expansive geography. Agriculture serves as the heartbeat of Glenford, with the local economy rooted in the cultivation of grain and the maintenance of livestock that graze under the immense, unblinking sky. History here is found not in grand monuments, but in the sturdy, weathered barns and the straight lines of fence posts that mark the boundaries of generations of families. Life proceeds with a focused economy of effort, where the maintenance of machinery and the careful watching of the weather dictate the flow of the weeks. There is a distinct satisfaction in the way the wind moves across the open acreage, carrying the scent of dry earth and the distant, metallic tang of farm equipment. Glenford persists as a place of quiet endurance, where the people value the clarity of a job finished and the simple, stark beauty of a landscape that asks for nothing but honest work.
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| Location | Glenford, 1-56-2-W5, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 53.806111°N, 114.171111°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6) |
| Postal FSA | T7Z |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Glenford, Alberta Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Glenford, 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 Glenford includes coordinates 53.806111°N, 114.171111°W, situated in 1-56-2-W5. Postal FSA: T7Z. 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.