Medicine Lake
52.8575° N, 117.7597° W
Medicine Lake, Alberta. 52.8575° N, 117.7597° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/ab/medicine-lake/, compiled October 9, 2026
- Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
- City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
Medicine Lake covers 4.21 km², Alberta. It lies 63 km southwest of Hinton.
- Area
- 4.21 km²
- Shoreline
- 16.1 km
- Elevation
- 1,422 m
Today on the water
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT · issued 3:43 p.m. MDT Thursday
The first accumulating snow of the season is expected late this week, which may affect holiday travel. Rain will continue to spread across northern Alberta today. Precipitation will change to snow on Friday in west-central regions, and for much of the province by Saturday. Many areas of Alberta are expected to see accumulating snow on Saturday, possibly including the Calgary-Edmonton corridor. The highest snowfall amounts are expected in western parts of the province, including Grande Cache, Hinton, Nordegg and Rocky Mountain House where snow totals of 10 to 25 cm are currently forecast. Snow amounts for other areas of the province remain uncertain. Snow will taper off from north to south on Sunday. Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ABstorm@ec.gc.ca, call 1-800-239-0484 or post reports on social media using #ABStorm.
Official alert on weather.gc.ca · expires 7:43 a.m. MDT
8.7 °C
Observed at Jasper, as of 1:00 a.m. MDT
| Time | 2 a.m. | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Precip. % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Tonight: Rain. Snow level lowering to 2100 metres overnight. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Low 7.
Weather: Jasper (local forecast), as of 1:00 a.m. MDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:32 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 8:06 a.m.
- Sunset
- 7:08 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:43 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 7:04 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:28 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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