Northcliffe, Alberta Weather
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About Northcliffe, Alberta
Northcliffe is a locality in 20-3-26-W5, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Northcliffe is located at 49.2203°N, 113.4586°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T1K.
Northcliffe rests upon the firm, elevated spine of the Breast Work Hill, where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the light of a setting sun. It lies 11.5 km west-north-west of Cardston, AB (from Cardston, AB: bearing 281°T), and is situated 14.4 km south-east of Hill Spring. The air here possesses a sharp, clean clarity, carrying the scent of dry grass and the distant, cooling influence of the Belly River, which winds its path some 9 km away. Beyond the immediate rise of the hills, the terrain holds a quiet intensity, with Strawberry Lake shimmering like a fallen piece of sky approximately 12 km from the center of the slope. While the vast expanse of the Parc national du Canada des Lacs-Waterton lies 32 km to the south, Northcliffe feels entirely contained within its own singular, sweeping vista, defined by the way the wind combs through the long, pale stalks of the prairie. The history of Northcliffe remains rooted in the rugged resilience of those who first broke the sod of this high, exposed ground. Life in Northcliffe follows the heavy, seasonal demands of the agricultural economy, where the turning of the soil and the harvest dictate the pulse of every day. People here move with a deliberate, steady pace, their lives shaped by the necessity of tending to the land that sustains them. Even as the decades have passed, the character of the locality persists in a quiet, stoic pride, mirroring the stillness of the hills that guard the landscape. It is a territory of open sky and hidden depths, where the work of the day is measured by the shadows lengthening across the incline of the Breast Work Hill.
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| Location | Northcliffe, 20-3-26-W5, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 49.220278°N, 113.458611°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6) |
| Postal FSA | T1K |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Northcliffe, Alberta Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Northcliffe, 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 Northcliffe includes coordinates 49.220278°N, 113.458611°W, situated in 20-3-26-W5. Postal FSA: T1K. 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.