Smoky Lake, Alberta Weather

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About Smoky Lake, Alberta

Smoky Lake is a town in 22-59-17-W4, Alberta, Canada. It has a population of approximately 1,127. Smoky Lake is located at 54.1100°N, 112.4758°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T8L.

Smoky Lake sits amidst the vast, open horizon of the parkland, where the sky claims more attention than the earth itself. It lies 65.8 km north-east of Fort Saskatchewan, AB (from Fort Saskatchewan, AB: bearing 47°T), and is situated 12.6 km south-east of Barich. The terrain surrounding Smoky Lake leans into a quiet, sweeping flatness, broken only by the sudden, sharp shift in elevation that hints at the presence of the North Saskatchewan River, which flows through the deeper lowlands about 11 km away. To the north, the land holds a different stillness near Lungul Lake, located about 10 km from the center of Smoky Lake. When the sun hangs low, the light catches the stubble of the fields, turning the dust into a fine, suspended gold that hangs in the cool air long after the machinery has gone silent. The history of Smoky Lake pulses with the deep roots of agricultural settlement and the resilient traditions of those who first broke this heavy soil. Commerce here remains tied to the cycles of the harvest, with grain elevators standing as sentinels over the local economy and the steady movement of goods. Residents observe the change of seasons with a practiced focus, recognizing that the character of Smoky Lake is defined by both the endurance of its people and the stark, honest beauty of the open plains. In the heart of the afternoon, the quiet is profound, punctuated only by the distant, rhythmic hum of a passing truck or the sudden call of birds circling above the nearby sloughs.

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Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-19 · Public domain · Sector code can (Canada / Northern U.S.) · Auto-updates on page reload

About This Smoky Lake, Alberta Weather Page

This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Smoky Lake, 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 Smoky Lake includes coordinates 54.110000°N, 112.475833°W, situated in 22-59-17-W4. Postal FSA: T8L. 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.