Observation Peak weather
– Lat/Long: 51.73° N 116.47° W

Observation Peak
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
3300
3050
2400
2600
2750
2500
2850
3250
3450
4050
5100
5100
2450
2400
2400
km/h
10
SSE
10
S
10
NE
15
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
35
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
30
SW
5
E
10
NNE
5
SSW
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
5
5
23
19
 mm
0.6
0.1
max °C
1
3
1
-2
-2
-1
-2
1
2
2
6
5
3
4
5
-1
-1
-2
min °C
0
2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
2
5
4
3
4
2
-1
-2
-3
 chill °C
-4
-1
-4
-7
-5
-5
-6
-5
-3
-3
0
-1
-1
-1
2
-5
-2
-3
Freezing level m
3200
3400
3250
2850
2950
2900
2750
3050
3350
3500
3850
3850
3650
3750
3750
3050
2900
2750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
13-1-2-2-2-202265344-1-2-368433235671198108421131610101191013121419151517141176
Sunrise
6:52
6:54
6:54
6:56
6:58
7:00
Sunset
8:38
8:37
8:35
8:32
8:30
8:28

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Observation Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Observation Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Observation Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Observation Peak at the specific elevation of 3174 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Observation Peak. 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
33 km SSE
1844m alt.
3 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Yoho Park- BC
35 km SSE
1602m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
7
Mount 7
59 km S
1935m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 148 degs) was rejected.
Golden Airport
61 km SSW
329m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
24 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Nordegg Cs- Alta
86 km NNE
1332m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
BanffCs-Alta
87 km SE
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
88 km SE
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Banff Airport
89 km SE
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
121 km SE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
122 km SE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
0.0 km

* 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.

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