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Sunwapta Peak Weather Forecast

Sir Winston Churchill Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
5950
9150
2850
2450
2400
2400
2800
2450
2400
2400
2750
2400
km/h
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
50
WSW
50
SW
40
SW
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
3
8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
3
3
3
3
-6
-10
-11
-11
-10
-6
-6
-6
-7
-8
-9
-6
min °C
1
1
2
3
-1
-7
-10
-11
-11
-11
-9
-6
-6
-8
-9
-9
-9
 chill °C
-4
-4
-4
-4
-9
-18
-22
-22
-21
-19
-14
-12
-12
-14
-16
-16
-14
Freezing level m
3400
3650
3750
3850
3600
2250
1950
1300
1350
1900
1500
1800
2350
1750
1750
2100
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
Sunset
6:54
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:47
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:44
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Sunwapta Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sunwapta Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Sunwapta Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
JasperWarden-Alta
82 km WNW
1020m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
7
Jasper Warden Airport
95 km WNW
1818m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Golden Airport
121 km S
329m alt.
3 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
32 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Yoho Park- BC
121 km SSE
1602m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
7
Willow Creek 1- Alta
136 km NW
1370m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 310).
4
Blue River Airport
139 km WSW
326m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
24 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
BlueRiverCs- BC
140 km WSW
683m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 320).
4
146 km NNE
712m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
Clear
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
14 km
147 km NNE
927m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 10).
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.