Mount Whyte
Weather Forecast, Canada

Observation Peak

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Days 0-3 Mount Whyte Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Days 3-6 Mount Whyte Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
partially cloudy
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
snow showers
moderate snow
snow showers
moderate snow
moderate snow
heavy snow
light snow
partially cloudy
snow showers
Wind km/h
75 SW75
60 SSW60
80 SW80
40 WSW40
25 SW25
40 SW40
30 SW30
55 SW55
50 SW50
35 WSW35
35 WSW35
50 SW50
45 SSW45
85 WSW85
40 WSW40
65 W65
40 WSW40
25 SW25
some clouds clear snow shwrs snow shwrs snow shwrs some clouds some clouds clear clear snow shwrs mod. snow snow shwrs mod. snow mod. snow heavy snow light snow some clouds snow shwrs
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - 3 1 1 - - - - 2 6 4 9 8 12 1 - 5
High °C
-6 -6 -8 -14 -13 -8 -8 -6 -5 -8 -10 -10 -9 -8 -9 -11 -11 -8
Low °C
-8 -6 -13 -14 -14 -11 -9 -7 -7 -9 -11 -11 -10 -8 -10 -11 -11 -10
Chill °C
-18 -18 -20 -28 -23 -18 -18 -17 -15 -18 -19 -22 -20 -19 -21 -24 -23 -16
Freezing level m
900 600 700 700 600 0 400 550 1100 1400 1250 650 1000 1500 1300 1100 1200 1200
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
-6-6-8-14-13-8-8-6-5-8-10-10-9-8-9-11-11-8-4-4-7-8-7-9-8-5-3-4-3-6-5-2-3-5-4-5
Sunrise
8:41 - - 8:42 - - 8:44 - - 8:45 - - 8:45 - - 8:45 - -
Sunset
- 4:36 - - 4:36 - - 4:36 - - 4:37 - - 4:37 - - 4:37 -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Whyte at the specific elevation of 2983 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Whyte. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Alberta.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Field
29 km WNW
2590m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
16
Light winds from the ESE
(16 kph at 120).
Golden Airport
51 km SW
785m alt.
1 hour ago
n/a° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 130 to 190 degs)
(20 kph at 160).
32 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Banff
55 km ESE
1383m alt.
3 hours ago
0.6° C
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
Banff Airport
56 km ESE
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
1.1° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
BowValley
92 km ESE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
4.3° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 250).

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount Whyte and within an acceptable time window.

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