Heatherdown, Alberta Weather
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About Heatherdown, Alberta
Heatherdown is a former post office in 1-54-2-W5, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Heatherdown is located at 53.6431°N, 114.1494°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T7Z.
Heatherdown sits upon a vast, quiet expanse of the Alberta interior, where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 19.1 km west-north-west of Spruce Grove, AB (from Spruce Grove, AB: bearing 301°T), and is situated 13.8 km east-south-east of Alberta Beach. The Sturgeon River traces a distant, winding path about 8 km away, while the stillness of Mere Lake rests in the hollows just 4 km from the heart of the settlement. At dusk, the light here thins into a pale, bruised violet, clinging to the tall grasses and the low, heavy fence lines that define the horizon. The terrain holds a persistent, open clarity, inviting the wind to sweep across the fields with an unobstructed, singular purpose. This is a landscape of long silences and sharp, sudden frosts, where the air tastes of dry earth and the coming season. Heatherdown grew from the necessity of the land, rooted in the hard-won yields of agriculture that have sustained families for generations. The local economy persists in a steady alignment with the rhythms of the seasons, moving between the urgency of the harvest and the long, interior focus of winter. While Wabamun Lake Provincial Park sits 24 km away, offering a different character of water and recreation, the immediate life of Heatherdown remains defined by the steady, mechanical hum of machinery and the expansive, solitary labor of the farmstead. The people here share a tradition of self-reliance, finding a particular beauty in the way the morning light catches the dust rising from a gravel road, turning the mundane into something briefly, shimmering gold.
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| Location | Heatherdown, 1-54-2-W5, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 53.643056°N, 114.149444°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 Heatherdown, Alberta Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Heatherdown, 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 Heatherdown includes coordinates 53.643056°N, 114.149444°W, situated in 1-54-2-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.