Whitney, Alberta Weather
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About Whitney, Alberta
Whitney is a locality in 18-10-22-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Whitney is located at 49.8267°N, 112.9778°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T1H.
Whitney rests upon the expansive, open plains of southern Alberta, where the horizon pulls the sky downward to meet the earth in a vast, uninterrupted embrace. It lies 17.7 km north-north-west of Lethbridge, AB (from Lethbridge, AB: bearing 327°T), and is situated 9.6 km east-north-east of Monarch. The landscape near Wild Turnip Hill possesses a sharp, crystalline clarity, particularly during the late afternoon when the light stretches long shadows across the grass, turning the dried stalks into filaments of pale gold. Park Lake sits just four kilometers away, acting as a quiet mirror to the expansive heavens, while the nearby Park Lake Provincial Park offers a sanctuary of shelter and stillness that contrasts with the relentless openness of the surrounding prairie. The air here carries the scent of dry earth and sun-warmed minerals, a fragrance that defines the sensory experience of living under such an immense, cloud-swept dome. The history of Whitney aligns with the stubborn persistence of those who worked these fields, transforming the arid potential of the soil into a steady, agricultural life. While the Oldman River flows eight kilometers away, its influence on the region remains a silent, vital presence, grounding the local economy in the cycles of irrigation and harvest that dictate the pace of the seasons. Life in Whitney proceeds with a quiet diligence, marked by the mechanical hum of machinery during the peak of the growing cycle and the profound, heavy silence that descends when the frost settles over the fields. Those who reside here find a particular beauty in the stark geometry of the cultivated rows and the way the wind moves across the land, an unending motion that keeps the spirit of the place vibrant and alert.
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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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-19 · Public domain · Sector code can (Canada / Northern U.S.) · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Whitney, 18-10-22-W4, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 49.826667°N, 112.977778°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6) |
| Postal FSA | T1H |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Whitney, Alberta Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Whitney, 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 Whitney includes coordinates 49.826667°N, 112.977778°W, situated in 18-10-22-W4. Postal FSA: T1H. 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.