Rumsey, Alberta Weather
Rumsey, Alberta — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, ECCC alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rumsey in 24-33-21-W4.
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About Rumsey, Alberta
Rumsey is a hamlet in 24-33-21-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Rumsey is located at 51.8419°N, 112.8425°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T4E.
Rumsey sits amidst the expansive, open horizon of the Alberta plains, where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 42.8 km north-north-west of Drumheller, AB (from Drumheller, AB: bearing 349°T), and is situated 10.6 km south of Scollard. The landscape around Rumsey is defined by the subtle rise of Lumni Hill, a landmark that breaks the flat reach of the surrounding fields. Not far from the village, Mudspring Lake holds a quiet, reflective stillness, while the Red Deer River carves its path through the deeper valley roughly 10 km away. At dusk, the light here thins into a pale, translucent gold, casting long, sharp shadows that seem to stretch across the dry grass until they vanish into the cooling air. The history of Rumsey is anchored in the resilience of those who first broke the prairie sod, establishing an agricultural life that continues to define the local economy today. While the pace of life remains quiet, the proximity to Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park serves as a reminder of the deep, enduring significance of the land. Grain elevators once stood as the primary sentinels of the railway era, and while the infrastructure of the local industry has shifted, the commitment to farming persists in the seasonal cycles of the fields. During the harvest, the dust kicked up by machinery catches the sun, turning the atmosphere into a haze of amber that settles over the soil, marking the passage of another year in the life of Rumsey.
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| Location | Rumsey, 24-33-21-W4, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51.841944°N, 112.8425°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6) |
| Postal FSA | T4E |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Rumsey, Alberta Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rumsey, 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 Rumsey includes coordinates 51.841944°N, 112.842500°W, situated in 24-33-21-W4. Postal FSA: T4E. 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.