Sunwapta Peak
Weather Forecast, Canada

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Days 0-3 Sunwapta Peak Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Days 3-6 Sunwapta Peak Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
moderate snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
light snow
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
10 W10
25 W25
20 SW20
25 SSW25
20 SW20
20 SSW20
25 S25
20 S20
35 SW35
25 WSW25
15 SW15
10 S10
15 S15
20 SSW20
15 SSW15
15 SSW15
15 SSW15
15 SW15
heavy snow snow shwrs light snow snow shwrs light snow light snow mod. snow snow shwrs light snow snow shwrs some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds snow shwrs light snow some clouds
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
11 2 1 6 3 5 6 1 1 4 - - - - - 1 3 -
High °C
-3 -7 -6 -5 -3 -2 0 -2 -2 -4 -12 -9 -9 -4 -1 0 1 2
Low °C
-6 -7 -8 -8 -4 -2 -2 -3 -2 -12 -13 -11 -10 -8 -2 -1 0 1
Chill °C
-9 -13 -13 -12 -9 -7 -6 -8 -9 -13 -19 -15 -16 -10 -6 -4 -3 -2
Freezing level m
1000 500 300 500 1000 1100 1400 1050 1150 300 0 0 0 800 1100 1400 1600 1600
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
-13-19-19-14-13-11-9-11-14-17-20-15-10-7-7-7-9-10-8-13-14-9-8-7-5-7-8-11-16-13-9-5-4-4-5-5-3-7-6-5-3-20-2-2-4-12-9-9-4-1012
Sunrise
- 8:48 - - 8:49 - - 8:51 - - 8:52 - - 8:52 - - 8:53 -
Sunset
- - 4:35 - - 4:35 - - 4:35 - - 4:35 - - 4:35 - - 4:36

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Sunwapta Peak at the specific elevation of 1500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Sunwapta 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jasper Warden Airport
83 km WNW
1020m alt.
48 minutes ago
-0.5° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 170).
Jasper Warden
96 km WNW
2146m alt.
2 hours ago
-1.3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
Field
98 km SSE
2590m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
-
8
Light winds from the SSE
(8 kph at 155).
Willow Creek
135 km NW
1402m alt.
2 hours ago
-2.7° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 300).
Blue River
140 km WSW
683m alt.
2 hours ago
-0.0° C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).

* 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 Sunwapta Peak and within an acceptable time window.