Shantz, Alberta Weather

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About Shantz, Alberta

Shantz is a locality in 27-31-4-W5, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Shantz is located at 51.6886°N, 114.4717°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T4H.

Shantz occupies a quiet reach of land where the earth rises to meet the shadow of the Moore's Hill. It lies 52.0 km south-west of Innisfail, AB (from Innisfail, AB: bearing 224°T), and is situated 16.0 km north of Cremona. The air here holds a thin, crystalline quality, especially as the late afternoon sun catches the grasses and turns the horizon into a pale, bruised gold. Nearby, the Little Red Deer River carves its persistent path through the terrain, a cold vein of water that dictates the movement of the land and the endurance of the soil. This landscape, while distant from the reach of Red Lodge Provincial Park, possesses a stillness that seems to gather in the hollows and linger long after the light has retreated. Life in Shantz persists through an older, quieter economy defined by the seasonal turn of the fields and the rugged demands of the local topography. Families have long marked their progress by the harvest and the unpredictable temperament of the river, building their days around the steady labor of the land. There is a particular clarity in the way the frost settles on the fence lines before dawn, a silent reminder of the persistence required to thrive in such an exposed position. Even now, Shantz keeps to its own pace, anchored by the weight of the hills and the constant, low murmur of the water flowing toward the valley floor.

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About This Shantz, Alberta Weather Page

This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shantz, 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 Shantz includes coordinates 51.688611°N, 114.471667°W, situated in 27-31-4-W5. Postal FSA: T4H. 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.