Ranch, Alberta Weather
Ranch, Alberta — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, ECCC alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ranch in 27-70-26-W4.
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About Ranch, Alberta
Ranch is a locality in 27-70-26-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Ranch is located at 55.0867°N, 113.8750°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T9S.
Ranch sits low and quiet beneath a vast northern sky, where the boreal forest thins into a patchwork of clearings and muskeg. It lies 55.9 km north-west of Athabasca, AB (from Athabasca, AB: bearing 318°T), and is situated 13.3 km south-east of Smith. The Athabasca River flows through the deeper timber about 9 km away, its presence felt in the cool, damp breath of the wind that drifts across the clearing. To the north, the landscape settles into a series of hidden basins, including Dancing Lake which lies about 10 km away, holding the reflection of passing clouds in its still, dark water. During the long evenings of late summer, the light turns a bruised, honeyed gold, catching the edges of the wild grasses and turning the flat horizons into something luminous and strange. Ranch persists through the industry of the land, defined by the steady work of those who manage the forest and the fields. Life here follows the needs of the season, whether the harvest of timber or the careful maintenance of regional infrastructure that keeps the outpost connected to the wider world. While Calling Lake Provincial Park lies about 40 km away, the daily existence in Ranch stays centered on the immediate tasks of the homestead and the woodlot. People move with a focused intent, driven by the practicalities of the north, yet there is a deliberate stillness in the way the local air holds the sound of an idling engine or the distant call of a raven.
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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 | Ranch, 27-70-26-W4, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 55.086667°N, 113.875°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6) |
| Postal FSA | T9S |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Ranch, Alberta Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ranch, 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 Ranch includes coordinates 55.086667°N, 113.875000°W, situated in 27-70-26-W4. Postal FSA: T9S. 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.