Tar Island, Alberta Weather
Tar Island, Alberta — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, ECCC alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tar Island in 26-92-10-W4.
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About Tar Island, Alberta
Tar Island is a hamlet in 26-92-10-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Tar Island is located at 57.0044°N, 111.4867°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T9K.
Tar Island rests as a low-lying presence within the Athabasca River, a quiet formation of silt and sediment caught in the persistent push of the current. It lies 35.1 km north-north-west of Fort McMurray, AB (from Fort McMurray, AB: bearing 347°T), and is situated 8.7 km east-south-east of Mildred Lake. The landscape here is defined by the heavy, dark sweep of the water, which moves with a deliberate, muscular grace past the shifting banks. At dusk, the light catches the surface of the Athabasca River in a way that turns the flow into hammered copper, illuminating the stark, utilitarian geometry of the nearby Supertest Hill. The air holds a sharp, clean clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the trees, while the nearby presence of Ruth Lake lingers in the memory of the geography, a still counterpoint to the restless motion of the island’s edge. The history of Tar Island is marked by the relentless extraction of the earth’s deep, hidden reserves, a process that continues to define the local economy and the heavy, industrial hum of the horizon. Men and machinery labor in concert against the terrain, extracting value from the ground in a cycle that dictates the waking hours and the seasonal shifts of the region. Despite the intense industry, there is a persistent, solitary beauty in the way the land remains indifferent to the machines, holding its own silence beneath the roar of operations. Life here follows the demands of the resource, a practical existence shaped by the rugged demands of the landscape and the constant, cold pull of the northern wind.
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| Location | Tar Island, 26-92-10-W4, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 57.004444°N, 111.486667°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6) |
| Postal FSA | T9K |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Tar Island, Alberta Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tar Island, 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 Tar Island includes coordinates 57.004444°N, 111.486667°W, situated in 26-92-10-W4. Postal FSA: T9K. 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.