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Sunwapta Peak Weather Forecast

Sir Winston Churchill Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2400
2400
2550
2400
6300
9200
9550
2700
2350
2450
2350
2550
2350
2600
2400
2350
km/h
50
WSW
30
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
45
SW
50
SW
45
SSW
25
WSW
40
W
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
13
1
—
—
—
—
—
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-7
-2
0
2
2
2
3
3
-4
-8
-11
-12
-10
-7
-9
-10
-10
min °C
-7
-8
-8
-1
1
2
2
3
-3
-5
-11
-12
-12
-11
-8
-9
-10
-11
 chill °C
-17
-15
-14
-5
-4
-3
-3
-4
-12
-16
-22
-23
-21
-18
-13
-15
-14
-17
Freezing level m
2300
2300
2050
3200
3500
3600
3700
3750
3550
2500
2200
1050
1000
1800
1300
1650
1950
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-8-5-122230-5-10-12-12-11-8-9-10-11-2-2-1354563-1-4-7-7-5-4-4-5-656458579554-3-12-1231
Sunrise
8:11
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:19
—
—
Sunset
—
6:57
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:47
—
—
6:45
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Sunwapta Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sunwapta Peak is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Sunwapta Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Sunwapta Peak at the specific elevation of 3315 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nordegg Cs- Alta
82 km E
1332m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
No report.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
JasperWarden-Alta
82 km WNW
1020m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
7
Jasper Warden Airport
95 km WNW
1818m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 280).
0.0 km
120 km SSE
1844m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Golden Airport
121 km S
329m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
32 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Yoho Park- BC
121 km SSE
1602m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
7
Willow Creek 1- Alta
136 km NW
1370m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
Blue River Airport
139 km WSW
326m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
24 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
BlueRiverCs- BC
140 km WSW
683m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 320).
4
146 km NNE
712m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 290).
14 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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.