Whitla, Alberta Weather
Whitla, Alberta — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, ECCC alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Whitla in 5-11-8-W4.
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About Whitla, Alberta
Whitla is a locality in 5-11-8-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Whitla is located at 49.8811°N, 111.0533°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T1C.
Whitla occupies a sparse, expansive stretch of the southern plains where the horizon exerts a gravitational pull on the eye. It lies 32.3 km west-south-west of Medicine Hat, AB (from Medicine Hat, AB: bearing 237°T), and is situated 10.6 km west of Seven Persons. The land here is defined by a persistent, dry clarity, where the quality of light at dusk turns the grasses to a pale, brittle gold before the shadows lengthen across the flat expanse. Nearby, the South Saskatchewan River flows roughly 15 km away, a distant artery carving through the deeper geology, while Murray Lake sits about 10 km from the center of this terrain. The air carries a sharp, clean scent of earth and cooling dust, a reminder of the immense, open sky that dominates the perspective of anyone standing amidst the fields. Whitla began as a small railway point, growing from the necessity of moving grain across a vast and unforgiving landscape. The local economy remains anchored in agricultural production, with silos and steel structures rising like sentinels against the clouds to mark the industry of the harvest. Families who have worked these fields for generations maintain a quiet, disciplined persistence, navigating the cycles of the seasons with a steady focus on the soil. Whether through the seasonal hum of machinery or the stillness that follows a winter snowfall, Whitla retains a character of functional, unadorned beauty that reflects the resilience of those who call the prairie home.
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NOAA GOES-19 GEOCOLOR — Canada / Northern U.S. sector. Auto-refreshes every 10 minutes on page reload. Frames the whole country from Newfoundland to the BC coast, plus adjacent Pacific and Atlantic storm approaches.
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| Location | Whitla, 5-11-8-W4, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 49.881111°N, 111.053333°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6) |
| Postal FSA | T1C |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Whitla, Alberta Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Whitla, 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 Whitla includes coordinates 49.881111°N, 111.053333°W, situated in 5-11-8-W4. Postal FSA: T1C. 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.