Whitford, Alberta Weather

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About Whitford, Alberta

Whitford is a hamlet in 30-56-15-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Whitford is located at 53.8731°N, 112.2125°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T9C.

Whitford sits amidst the expansive, open horizon of the Alberta parkland, where the sky claims more attention than the earth itself. It lies 43.3 km north-north-west of Vegreville, AB (from Vegreville, AB: bearing 346°T), and is situated 8.1 km east of Andrew. The low, rolling elevation of the Snipe Hills defines the character of the terrain, casting long, bruised shadows across the fields as the sun dips toward the edge of the world. Just four kilometers away, the stillness of Whitford Lake acts as a mirror for the shifting clouds, while the North Saskatchewan River carves its steady, hidden path through the landscape some eleven kilometers to the north. In the quiet hours of evening, the air here carries a crisp, mineral edge that sharpens the senses, pulling the vastness of the prairie into a singular, focused point of clarity. Agriculture serves as the heartbeat of Whitford, with grain elevators and sprawling fields marking the seasonal cycle of growth and harvest. The history of the locality rests in the hands of families who have worked these heavy soils for generations, maintaining a steady persistence against the changing winds. Life in Whitford follows the demands of the seasons, moving with the heavy machinery of autumn and the quiet, snow-bound introspection of winter. A lingering sense of self-reliance defines the inhabitants, who find a particular beauty in the way the light catches the stubble of a finished harvest, turning the golden earth into a sea of burnished copper before the frost takes hold.

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About This Whitford, Alberta Weather Page

This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Whitford, 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 Whitford includes coordinates 53.873056°N, 112.212500°W, situated in 30-56-15-W4. Postal FSA: T9C. 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.