Shaftesbury Settlement, Alberta Weather
Shaftesbury Settlement, Alberta — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, ECCC alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Shaftesbury Settlement in 83-22-W5.
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About Shaftesbury Settlement, Alberta
Shaftesbury Settlement is a settlement in 83-22-W5, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Shaftesbury Settlement is located at 56.1544°N, 117.4567°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T8S.
Shaftesbury Settlement rests in quiet repose along the banks of the Peace River, where the northern sky stretches wide over the rolling Alberta terrain. It lies 10.0 km east-south-east of Grimshaw, AB (from Grimshaw, AB: bearing 112°T), and is situated 13.3 km south-west of Peace River. The water of the Peace River pulls steadily past the land, a constant presence that defines the horizon and the heavy, cool air of the valley. About 5 km away, the Smoky River contributes its own silent momentum to the landscape, while the reaches of Greene Valley Provincial Park sit 15 km distant, marking the edge of the wilder timber. At dusk, the light catches the river’s surface in a pale, bruised silver, casting long shadows across the fields that have been tilled here since the early days of homesteading. The history of Shaftesbury Settlement remains grounded in the soil, rooted in the labor of those who first cleared these slopes to carve a life from the river’s edge. Agriculture continues to shape the local economy, with the daily movement of the sun dictating the pace of life among the farms. The air here holds a crispness that clarifies the distance, leaving the senses sharpened by the sight of the valley floor opening toward the water.
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| Location | Shaftesbury Settlement, 83-22-W5, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 56.154444°N, 117.456667°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6) |
| Postal FSA | T8S |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Shaftesbury Settlement, Alberta Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shaftesbury Settlement, 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 Shaftesbury Settlement includes coordinates 56.154444°N, 117.456667°W, situated in 83-22-W5. Postal FSA: T8S. 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.