Yates, Alberta Weather

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About Yates, Alberta

Yates is a locality in 32-53-16-W5, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Yates is located at 53.6278°N, 116.3219°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T7E.

Yates rests along the steady, purposeful current of the McLeod River, where the northern landscape opens into a wide, quiet expanse of timber and sky. It lies 8.8 km north-east of Edson, AB (from Edson, AB: bearing 56°T), and is situated 15.6 km east-north-east of Ansell. The water of the McLeod River carves a path through the terrain, moving with a cold, clear gravity that defines the movement of the day, while the light at dusk settles over the banks in long, violet shadows that seem to hold the heat of the afternoon against the encroaching chill. Beyond the immediate river valley, the horizon stretches toward the distant, rugged promise of Sundance Provincial Park, located some 36 km away, and the singular, still presence of Lambert Pond, which sits 13 km off as a quiet mirror to the clouds. Industry and the echoes of rail have long provided the heartbeat for Yates, grounding the lives of those who work the land and the nearby resource lines. The economy here moves in alignment with the demands of the forest and the heavy, rhythmic passing of freight, maintaining a character shaped by hard work and the vastness of the surrounding woods. Local life persists with a focused clarity, often marked by the scent of damp pine needles and the sharp, clean bite of air that signals a change in the weather. While the bustle of larger centers remains a distant abstraction, Yates finds its own resonance in the persistent flow of the McLeod River and the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons.

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About This Yates, Alberta Weather Page

This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Yates, 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 Yates includes coordinates 53.627778°N, 116.321944°W, situated in 32-53-16-W5. Postal FSA: T7E. 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.