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This is the current conditions weather report for Westlock. The report was made 86 minutes ago, at 02:00 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 5.6 kilometers per hour / 3 miles per hour from the southeast (120°). The temperature was -7°C / 19°F, with a dew-point at -7°C / 19°F. The temperature felt like -9°C / 16°F. The relative humidity was 86%.

Westlock is a town in central Alberta located 85 km north-northwest of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 44 and Highway 18. It is surrounded by Westlock County within Census Division 13.

The area around Westlock is primarily agricultural, although there is some oil and gas activity. The main employers in town include the hotels and inns that cater to oilpatch workers, the farm implement dealerships, and some small manufacturing such as Lehman Trikes, and a Lafarge cement plant. Additionally, Westlock still retains its original purpose as a centre for the grain trade, as CN still accepts grains from the remaining grain elevators. Also Westlock is a centre of government as seat of Westlock County and home of a public and Catholic high school, a courthouse, and a very modern hospital (unusual for a small town in Alberta). As such Westlock is the central town of the region for rural families to do business in, send their children to school in, and to obtain government services in. Many rural people also retire in town, and there are several old age homes.

Westlock is generally too far from Edmonton to serve as a bedroom community but some people do commute. Of increasing importantance to the community since the Second World War has been highway traffic heading to oilfields in Northern Alberta. Recent retail developments have shifted from the railway era downtown to larger stores along the highway. One recent proposal was for a residential development adjoining Westlock Airport which would allow people to commute to the oilsand projects in Fort McMurray and other northern developments, but this has not been started as yet.

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