Hilliard, Alberta Weather
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About Hilliard, Alberta
Hilliard is a hamlet in 5-54-17-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Hilliard is located at 53.6400°N, 112.4819°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T9C.
Hilliard sits upon the expansive, open plains of Alberta, where the horizon stretches thin and taut against a vast, pale sky. It lies 32.6 km west-north-west of Vegreville, AB (from Vegreville, AB: bearing 300°T), and is situated 12.0 km south-south-west of Krakow. The land here is defined by a rigorous flatness, holding the light of the sun until the very last moment of the day, when the long shadows of the prairie grasses deepen into a rich, bruised violet. Near the Tower Hill, the terrain maintains a quiet, watchful stillness that seems to absorb the sound of the wind, leaving only the rustle of dry stalks to mark the passing hours. While the Vermilion River runs about 31 km away, its presence is felt more as a distant memory of moisture than a tangible neighbor, and the horizon remains dominated by the immense, singular clarity of the clouds drifting toward Elk Island National Park of Canada, which lies about 26 km away. Life in Hilliard moves with the measured, deliberate pace of the agricultural seasons, anchored by the cycles of planting and the heavy, golden promise of the harvest. The architecture of the region is utilitarian and honest, composed of grain elevators and sturdy, weathered structures that stand as stark silhouettes against the seasonal shifts of the prairie climate. Residents maintain a connection to the soil that is pragmatic and profound, finding a quiet beauty in the way the frost catches the stubble in late autumn or how the morning thaw releases the deep, damp scent of turned earth. Hilliard functions as a deliberate point of order in a wide, unencumbered landscape, where the industry of the farmyard remains the primary pulse of daily existence.
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| Location | Hilliard, 5-54-17-W4, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 53.64°N, 112.481944°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6) |
| Postal FSA | T9C |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Hilliard, Alberta Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hilliard, 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 Hilliard includes coordinates 53.640000°N, 112.481944°W, situated in 5-54-17-W4. Postal FSA: T9C. 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.