Retlaw, Alberta Weather
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About Retlaw, Alberta
Retlaw is a locality in 9-13-17-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Retlaw is located at 50.0689°N, 112.2633°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T1G.
Retlaw sits low upon the vast, sun-bleached expanse of the southern Alberta plains, where the horizon stretches thin and taut like a wire pulled against the sky. It lies 32.6 km north-north-west of Taber, AB (from Taber, AB: bearing 346°T), and is situated 16.0 km south-east of Enchant. The air here possesses a singular, dry clarity, sharpening the edges of the grasses until they shimmer with an almost metallic intensity under the long, amber light of late afternoon. While the Oldman River flows with a deep, persistent gravity some 15 km away, the local terrain remains defined by the quiet, inland presence of Lost Lake, which sits about 9 km from the heart of the settlement. The earth here holds the heat of the day long after the sun dips, releasing it slowly into the cooling evening as if the soil itself were exhaling. Retlaw grew from the sturdy ambitions of early settlers who looked at the wide, arid reach of the prairie and saw the promise of grain and sustenance. The local economy persists as a quiet dialogue between the persistent, industrious cycle of agriculture and the unpredictable moods of the wind. Grain elevators once stood as the sentinels of this trade, their silhouettes marking the passage of seasons and the collective labor of those who worked the surrounding fields. Today, the pace of Retlaw follows the movement of the clouds and the needs of the harvest, maintaining an existence that values the weight of silence and the integrity of a well-tended furrow.
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| Location | Retlaw, 9-13-17-W4, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 50.068889°N, 112.263333°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6) |
| Postal FSA | T1G |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Retlaw, Alberta Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Retlaw, 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 Retlaw includes coordinates 50.068889°N, 112.263333°W, situated in 9-13-17-W4. Postal FSA: T1G. 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.