Luscar, Alberta Weather

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About Luscar, Alberta

Luscar is a locality in 23-47-24-W5, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Luscar is located at 53.0631°N, 117.4064°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T7V.

Luscar sits braced against the rugged slopes of the Nikanassin Range, where the earth rises in sharp, weathered folds to meet the high western sky. It lies 40.1 km south-south-east of Hinton, AB (from Hinton, AB: bearing 165°T), and is situated 6.5 km north-west of Cadomin. The air here holds a thin, crystalline quality, especially as evening light drains from the peaks and settles in the hollows. Six kilometers away, the McLeod River carves a dark, insistent path through the valley, its movement a constant presence beneath the stillness of the ridges. Near the same distance, the quiet surface of Mary Gregg Lake reflects the passing clouds, offering a brief, reflective pause in a landscape defined by its steep, unyielding topography. The history of Luscar rests heavily upon the extraction of coal, a pursuit that demanded much from the land and left behind a quiet, industrial gravity. While the machinery has long since fallen silent, the scars of those years remain visible upon the terrain, serving as a reminder of the labor that once defined the lives of those who settled here. Today, Luscar exists in a state of transition, where the remnants of a coal-driven past are slowly being reclaimed by the resilient growth of subalpine vegetation. The pace of life is dictated not by the clock, but by the shifting seasons and the way the shadows lengthen across the rocky ground, grounding the observer in the immediate, physical reality of the mountains.

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About This Luscar, Alberta Weather Page

This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Luscar, 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 Luscar includes coordinates 53.063056°N, 117.406389°W, situated in 23-47-24-W5. Postal FSA: T7V. 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.