Holden, Alberta Weather

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About Holden, Alberta

Holden is a village in 14-49-16-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is a small community with a population of 338. Holden is located at 53.2333°N, 112.2339°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T9C.

Holden sits quietly upon the vast, open plains of Alberta, where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the sun each evening. It lies 31.6 km south-south-west of Vegreville, AB (from Vegreville, AB: bearing 203°T), and is situated 14.5 km east-south-east of Ryley. The earth here is defined by a deep, enduring stillness, occasionally broken by the passage of a train or the persistent rustle of wind through high-standing crops. While the Vermilion River runs about 11 km away, the immediate landscape around Holden feels defined by the immense expanse of sky that seems to press down with a weight of its own. When the light shifts at dusk, the golden stubble of the fields glows with a warmth that lingers long after the day has cooled, turning the edges of the world into thin, hazy lines of violet and grey. History in Holden is held in the sturdy architecture of the grain elevators and the steady, pragmatic choices of those who work the land. The economy remains rooted in the cycles of agriculture, a practice that demands a sharp awareness of the seasons and the shifting moods of the soil. Life in Holden moves with the deliberateness of a harvest, where the value of a day is measured by the work finished and the quiet resolve of neighbors. During the winter, the air turns crisp and sharp enough to sting, grounding the residents in a climate that demands resilience and a respect for the sheer, unadorned scale of the prairie.

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About This Holden, Alberta Weather Page

This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Holden, 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 Holden includes coordinates 53.233333°N, 112.233889°W, situated in 14-49-16-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.