Rainbow Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Classic knife edge ridge, Eldorado Peak

Eldorado Peak

 

Days 0-3 Rainbow Peak Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 3-6 Rainbow Peak Weather Summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
moderate snow
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
Wind km/h
80 W80
80 WNW80
70 W70
65 WSW65
90 SW90
90 WSW90
115 WSW115
55 W55
35 WNW35
30 W30
30 W30
35 W35
55 WSW55
75 W75
65 W65
35 WSW35
20 SW20
15 SW15
mod. snow clear clear some clouds some clouds snow shwrs heavy snow light snow some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds snow shwrs snow shwrs snow shwrs snow shwrs light snow light snow
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
10 - - - - 1 17 2 - - - - 1 2 1 7 3 3
High °C
-11 -12 -12 -7 -6 -6 -8 -17 -17 -15 -16 -17 -13 -14 -12 -11 -11 -11
Low °C
-12 -12 -12 -13 -6 -6 -17 -18 -18 -15 -17 -17 -17 -14 -13 -11 -11 -11
Chill °C
-26 -27 -26 -19 -19 -19 -22 -32 -30 -27 -28 -29 -28 -30 -26 -23 -19 -20
Freezing level m
1300 1150 1100 950 1500 1700 1000 450 0 0 0 0 0 650 850 900 950 600
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
-11-12-12-7-6-6-8-17-17-15-16-17-13-14-12-11-11-11-8-9-9-6-4-3-5-14-14-14-14-14-11-11-9-8-8-80-2-2-3020-7-6-10-9-7-8-5-4-3-3-3
Sunrise
- 8:25 - - 8:26 - - 8:26 - - 8:26 - - 8:27 - - 8:27 -
Sunset
- - 4:39 - - 4:40 - - 4:40 - - 4:42 - - 4:42 - - 4:43

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Rainbow Peak at the specific elevation of 3015 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Rainbow 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 Montana.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Waterton Park Gate Airport
36 km NE
1296m alt.
2 hours ago
1.1° C
clear
-
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
Kalispell-Glacier Park International Airport (MT)
64 km S
908m alt.
2 hours ago
3.9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
BeaverMines-Alta
66 km N
1262m alt.
4 hours ago
2.2° C
-
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 230).
Pincher Creek
67 km N
1257m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 295 degs) was rejected
.
Cardston
70 km ENE
1136m alt.
4 hours ago
5.0° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).

* 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 Rainbow Peak and within an acceptable time window.

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