Silverwood, Alberta Weather
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About Silverwood, Alberta
Silverwood is a locality in 20-77-5-W6, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Silverwood is located at 55.6781°N, 118.7256°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T8X.
Silverwood sits in a quiet corner of the Peace Country, where the land rises toward the Spirit Ridge in a series of long, golden slopes. It lies 13.2 km south-south-east of Spirit River, AB (from Spirit River, AB: bearing 148°T), and is situated 8.7 km south of Rycroft. The terrain here holds a particular clarity at dusk, when the low sun turns the stubble fields into sheets of polished copper and the air grows sharp enough to catch in the throat. To the east, the Saddle (Burnt) River carves a deep, serpentine path through the earth, its presence marked by the thick stands of poplar and willow that cling to the banks. Beyond the immediate rise of the hills, the water at Kakut Lake remains a hidden, glassy mirror reflecting the immense northern sky, while the broader reaches of Dunvegan Provincial Park offer a distant, forested contrast to the open agricultural expanses that define the horizon. Life in Silverwood flows according to the seasons of the grain, with the local economy anchored firmly in the steady, patient work of farming the heavy, dark soil. The legacy of those who first broke this ground survives in the sturdy, weathered architecture of the older homesteads, which stand as solitary sentinels against the wind. Work here demands a certain endurance, yet there is a profound stillness in the way the morning mist clings to the lowlands before the sun burns it away. Silverwood maintains a character forged by the isolation of the plains, where the distance between neighbors is measured not in miles, but in the mutual understanding of those who live under the same wide, unyielding expanse of blue.
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| Location | Silverwood, 20-77-5-W6, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 55.678056°N, 118.725556°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6) |
| Postal FSA | T8X |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Silverwood, Alberta Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Silverwood, 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 Silverwood includes coordinates 55.678056°N, 118.725556°W, situated in 20-77-5-W6. Postal FSA: T8X. 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.