Hillcrest, Alberta Weather
Hillcrest, Alberta — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, ECCC alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hillcrest in 20-7-3-W5.
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About Hillcrest, Alberta
Hillcrest is a locality in 20-7-3-W5, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Hillcrest is located at 49.5686°N, 114.3769°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T1K.
Hillcrest sits tucked within the rugged rise of the Blairmore Range, where the earth pushes upward in sharp, limestone pleats against the western horizon. It lies 32.4 km west-north-west of Pincher Creek, AB (from Pincher Creek, AB: bearing 287°T), and is situated 6.6 km west of Burmis. The air here holds a thin, crystalline clarity, especially when the evening light flattens against the slopes and turns the shadows of the peaks into long, violet fingers reaching across the valley floor. To the east, the stillness of Frank Lake offers a mirror to the sky, while the hidden rush of Byron Creek Falls hums a constant, cool resonance just three kilometers away. The Castle River winds its way through the wider landscape about eleven kilometers distant, anchoring the drainage of these high, wind-swept ridges. Hillcrest carries the weight of a deep, subterranean history, its identity shaped by the coal that once defined the labor and the lives of those who settled the steep inclines. While the mines have long since quieted, the architecture of the hillside remains marked by the remnants of industry, standing as stark, grey silhouettes against the evergreen timber. Today, the pace of Hillcrest leans toward a quiet persistence, where the morning frost clings to the rail lines and the wind carries the scent of pine and mountain stone.
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| Location | Hillcrest, 20-7-3-W5, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 49.568611°N, 114.376944°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6) |
| Postal FSA | T1K |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Hillcrest, Alberta Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hillcrest, 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 Hillcrest includes coordinates 49.568611°N, 114.376944°W, situated in 20-7-3-W5. Postal FSA: T1K. 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.