Whitelaw, Alberta Weather
Whitelaw, Alberta — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, ECCC alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Whitelaw in 15-82-1-W6.
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About Whitelaw, Alberta
Whitelaw is a hamlet in 15-82-1-W6, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Whitelaw is located at 56.1083°N, 118.0781°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T8S.
Whitelaw sits amidst the expansive, open horizons of the Peace Country, where the sky claims more space than the earth itself. It lies 19.5 km east-north-east of Fairview, AB (from Fairview, AB: bearing 76°T), and is situated 10.7 km east-north-east of Bluesky. The land here holds a stark, honest clarity, reaching toward the distant, hidden currents of the Saddle (Burnt) River, which flows twenty-three kilometers away. To the north, the quiet stillness of Clyde Lake rests fifteen kilometers from the heart of Whitelaw, while the recreational expanse of Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park, Lac Cardinal, lies twenty-seven kilometers distant. Beneath the vast northern light, the soil is dark and deep, catching the low-angled sun that turns the stubble fields into fields of burnished copper during the harvest. Agriculture defines the pulse of the region, as the seasonal cycles of planting and gathering dictate the pace of life for those who call Whitelaw home. Grain elevators once stood as the primary sentinels of this economy, marking the importance of the railway that first brought settlers to these northern reaches to break the sod. Today, the local character retains that early stubborn independence, favoring a quiet resilience that persists through the long, crystalline winters. People move with purpose across the flat, fertile plains, grounded by the steady demands of farm work and the enduring presence of the surrounding wild landscape.
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| Location | Whitelaw, 15-82-1-W6, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 56.108333°N, 118.078056°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6) |
| Postal FSA | T8S |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Whitelaw, Alberta Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Whitelaw, 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 Whitelaw includes coordinates 56.108333°N, 118.078056°W, situated in 15-82-1-W6. Postal FSA: T8S. 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.