MacKay, Alberta Weather
MacKay, Alberta — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, ECCC alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for MacKay in 8-54-11-W5.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for MacKay.
About MacKay, Alberta
MacKay is a locality in 8-54-11-W5, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. MacKay is located at 53.6428°N, 115.5864°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T0E.
MacKay rests quietly along the banks of the Lobstick River, where the horizon holds a vast, steady weight of boreal sky. It lies 55.8 km south of Whitecourt, AB (from Whitecourt, AB: bearing 173°T), and is situated 12.3 km east of Niton Junction. The land surrounding MacKay leans into the patience of the north, where the light at dusk turns the tall grasses into a pale, bruised violet. Within this quiet expanse, Delta Lake lies about 10 km away, acting as a still glass that catches the drifting clouds, while Pembina River Provincial Park sits 39 km distant, preserving the rugged character of the wider region. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a persistent reminder of the dense, encroaching forest that defines the local terrain. History in MacKay lingers in the remnants of rail-side enterprise and the steady pulse of industry that once anchored the settlement to the iron veins of the province. Today, the economy reflects a practical resilience, moving through the days with a focus on agriculture and the resources drawn from the surrounding woods. Life in MacKay maintains a spare, deliberate quality, where the sound of the Lobstick River serves as a constant, low-frequency companion to the work of the day. There is a particular beauty in the way the frost clings to the riverside brush in the early morning, turning the landscape into a fragile, glittering map of the season’s turn.
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NOAA GOES-19 GEOCOLOR — Canada / Northern U.S. sector. Auto-refreshes every 10 minutes on page reload. Frames the whole country from Newfoundland to the BC coast, plus adjacent Pacific and Atlantic storm approaches.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-19 · Public domain · Sector code can (Canada / Northern U.S.) · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | MacKay, 8-54-11-W5, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 53.642778°N, 115.586389°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6) |
| Postal FSA | T0E |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This MacKay, Alberta Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for MacKay, 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 MacKay includes coordinates 53.642778°N, 115.586389°W, situated in 8-54-11-W5. Postal FSA: T0E. 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.