Minaret, Alberta Weather
Minaret, Alberta — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, ECCC alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Minaret in 18-32-1-W5.
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About Minaret, Alberta
Minaret is a locality in 18-32-1-W5, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Minaret is located at 51.7356°N, 114.1419°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T4H.
Minaret rises from the quiet slopes of Radford's Hill, where the land holds the weight of the sky above the Rosebud River. It lies 35.1 km south-south-west of Innisfail, AB (from Innisfail, AB: bearing 202°T), and is situated 8.5 km north of Didsbury. The air here carries the dry, sharp scent of grasses that have endured a thousand seasons of sun and frost, and at dusk, the light turns a bruised gold that clings to the riverbanks. Johnson Lake hides in the folds of the nearby terrain, a still mirror reflecting the vast, open horizon that defines the character of Minaret. While Red Lodge Provincial Park offers a distant reprieve of timber and shade, the immediate surroundings of Minaret favor the exposed, honest geometry of the plains. The history of Minaret lingers in the persistence of those who worked the heavy soil, their legacy found in the fences that mark the boundaries of grazing cattle and harvested fields. Life in Minaret follows the turning of the seasons, governed by the cold necessity of winter and the sudden, frantic bloom of spring. Local industry remains tied to the land, an economy of quiet persistence where the clatter of machinery occasionally breaks the silence of the river valley. Residents maintain a sparse, sturdy existence, finding beauty in the way the wind moves through the Rosebud River corridor and the stark clarity of the stars above the hill.
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| Location | Minaret, 18-32-1-W5, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51.735555°N, 114.141944°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6) |
| Postal FSA | T4H |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Minaret, Alberta Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Minaret, 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 Minaret includes coordinates 51.735555°N, 114.141944°W, situated in 18-32-1-W5. Postal FSA: T4H. 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.