Oliver, Alberta Weather
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About Oliver, Alberta
Oliver is a urban community in 5-54-23-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Oliver is located at 53.6317°N, 113.3639°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T5Y.
The North Saskatchewan River carves a slow, deliberate path past the edges of Oliver, defining the geography of the land with its persistent, silt-heavy flow. It lies 13.1 km south-west of Fort Saskatchewan, AB (from Fort Saskatchewan, AB: bearing 228°T), and is situated 13.7 km north-east of Edmonton. The air here possesses a crystalline quality at dusk, when the low sun catches the river’s surface and turns the water into a ribbon of hammered copper. While the sprawling reaches of Elk Island National Park of Canada sit thirty-three kilometers away, Oliver maintains a closer, quieter relationship with the surrounding plains, where the horizon remains wide and indifferent to the passage of human industry. Cut Bank Lake rests eleven kilometers distant, a modest presence in a landscape shaped by the retreat of ancient ice and the relentless pressure of the wind. Even in the height of summer, the light across the fields holds a thin, sharp clarity that clarifies the contours of the earth, revealing a terrain that is as much about the immense sky above as it is about the soil beneath. Oliver carries the legacy of a region shaped by the movement of people who long ago recognized the value of the river as a corridor for trade and survival. The local economy persists in a state of quiet productivity, marked by the steady labor of those who work the land and sustain the infrastructure that keeps the region functional. Life in Oliver follows the turning of the seasons, a cycle felt most keenly when the frost begins to harden the ground and the river slows its pace beneath a thickening layer of ice. The character of the people reflects this environment—pragmatic, resilient, and deeply attuned to the shifts in weather that dictate the rhythm of the day. There is a singular beauty in the way the frost clings to the riverside brush, transforming the mundane into something fragile and fleeting before the heat of the afternoon returns.
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| Location | Oliver, 5-54-23-W4, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 53.631667°N, 113.363889°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6) |
| Postal FSA | T5Y |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Oliver, Alberta Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oliver, 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 Oliver includes coordinates 53.631667°N, 113.363889°W, situated in 5-54-23-W4. Postal FSA: T5Y. 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.