Sterco, Alberta Weather
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About Sterco, Alberta
Sterco is a locality in 35-47-20-W5, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Sterco is located at 53.0978°N, 116.8222°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T7E.
Sterco rests quietly within the high, rugged reach of the Cardinal Hills, where the air holds a sharp, clean edge that suggests the proximity of stone and timber. It lies 59.9 km south-south-west of Edson, AB (from Edson, AB: bearing 206°T), and is situated 1.6 km north-west of Coal Valley. The Erith River carves a deliberate path through the terrain, its low murmur providing a constant, cold accompaniment to the deep stillness of the surrounding forest. When the sun slips behind the ridgelines, the light catches the needles of the conifers, turning the slopes into a bruised, metallic violet that lingers long after the warmth has abandoned the valley floor. Sterco sits within this basin, a collection of spaces defined by the heavy, silent weight of the landscape and the persistent pull of the earth itself. The history of Sterco is bound to the extraction of coal, a legacy that lingers in the quietude of the pits and the skeletal remains of past industry. Men once moved through these hills with a singular purpose, pulling the dark, compressed carbon from the ground to feed the hungry engines of a developing nation. Today, the economy of Sterco has receded into the background, leaving the land to reclaim its own rough, unpolished shape. Life here follows the turning of the seasons, marked by the way frost clings to the iron-rich soil or how the Erith River swells with the spring melt. It is a quiet existence, one defined by the endurance of the hills and the slow, steady reclamation of the wild over the work of human hands.
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| Location | Sterco, 35-47-20-W5, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 53.097778°N, 116.822222°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6) |
| Postal FSA | T7E |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Sterco, Alberta Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sterco, 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 Sterco includes coordinates 53.097778°N, 116.822222°W, situated in 35-47-20-W5. Postal FSA: T7E. 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.