Jackfish, Alberta Weather

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About Jackfish, Alberta

Jackfish is a locality in 35-108-6-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Jackfish is located at 58.4189°N, 110.9181°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T0P.

Jackfish rests quietly along the banks of the Athabasca River, where the northern light settles low against the dark, resilient timber. It lies 35.7 km south-south-east of Fort Chipewyan, AB (from Fort Chipewyan, AB: bearing 157°T), and is situated 32.9 km east of Embarras Portage. The landscape here finds its definition in the Grouroches Chere, a rugged formation that rises with a quiet, stubborn permanence above the water. A short distance away, the still surface of Frezie Lake mirrors the passing clouds, offering a brief, glassy interruption to the dense expanse of boreal forest. When the wind moves through the spruce, it carries the scent of damp moss and cold stone, a scent that seems to hold the memory of winter even in the height of summer. The life of Jackfish moves in alignment with the movement of the Athabasca River, a waterway that has served as a silent witness to generations of travelers and those who call this northern reach home. Industry here remains sparse and hard-won, shaped by the demands of the terrain and the persistent presence of the river. The atmosphere is defined by a deep, resonant silence that is only broken by the occasional call of a bird or the shifting of ice. Residents navigate the land with an inherited sense of the terrain’s boundaries, moving between the river and the quiet, hidden reaches of the forest with a familiarity that requires no map.

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About This Jackfish, Alberta Weather Page

This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jackfish, 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 Jackfish includes coordinates 58.418889°N, 110.918056°W, situated in 35-108-6-W4. Postal FSA: T0P. 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.