Matthews Crossing, Alberta Weather

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About Matthews Crossing, Alberta

Matthews Crossing is a locality in 24-54-7-W5, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Matthews Crossing is located at 53.6733°N, 114.8947°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T0E.

Matthews Crossing rests within a quiet bend of the Pembina River, where the earth holds the chill of the northern woods and the scent of damp silt rises with the evening mist. It lies 50.3 km north of Drayton Valley, AB (from Drayton Valley, AB: bearing 6°T), and is situated 11.4 km north-east of Evansburg. Here, the light at dusk settles heavy and gold against the riverbanks, turning the water into a slow-moving ribbon of hammered copper that seems to hold the day long after the sun has dipped below the horizon. The terrain is defined by the steady, persistent carve of the river through the landscape, a natural border that has dictated the shape of the land for generations. Nearby, the stillness of Round Lake offers a counterpoint to the movement of the currents, its surface often mirroring the vast, unblinking sky that defines this stretch of the country. The history of Matthews Crossing is tied to the movement of people across the water, a site once defined by the necessity of passage before the arrival of modern spans. While the local economy has transitioned from the early days of trade and subsistence to a quiet reliance on the land, the presence of the Pembina River Provincial Park nearby preserves a sense of the wild character that first drew settlers to these banks. Life in Matthews Crossing moves with a deliberate gravity, marked by the seasonal turning of the fields and the endurance of those who stay to work them. People here know the temper of the soil and the specific hollow sound the wind makes when it moves through the brush before a storm, a knowledge passed down in the brevity of conversations held over fence lines or at the edge of the woods.

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About This Matthews Crossing, Alberta Weather Page

This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Matthews Crossing, 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 Matthews Crossing includes coordinates 53.673333°N, 114.894722°W, situated in 24-54-7-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.