Sunwapta Peak
Weather Forecast, Canada

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Mount Tantalus

 

Days 0-3 Sunwapta Peak Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Days 3-6 Sunwapta Peak Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SW by Thu night).

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
light snow
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
moderate snow
snow showers
moderate snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
Wind km/h
25 WSW25
20 WSW20
30 SSW30
35 SW35
40 SW40
45 SSW45
20 WSW20
35 WSW35
45 SW45
25 SW25
15 W15
25 WSW25
25 WSW25
45 W45
35 WSW35
45 SW45
45 SSW45
50 SW50
light snow clear some clouds some clouds some clouds snow shwrs heavy snow light snow snow shwrs light snow mod. snow snow shwrs mod. snow snow shwrs snow shwrs snow shwrs snow shwrs heavy snow
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
2 - - - - 5 11 5 8 4 10 5 8 3 1 3 5 31
High °C
-15 -16 -10 -8 -7 -7 -12 -13 -13 -12 -13 -14 -15 -15 -13 -10 -9 -10
Low °C
-16 -16 -12 -8 -7 -10 -12 -14 -13 -12 -13 -14 -15 -15 -15 -11 -9 -15
Chill °C
-26 -26 -20 -17 -17 -16 -21 -24 -24 -22 -21 -23 -25 -28 -24 -21 -20 -22
Freezing level m
750 600 250 850 1150 1700 1550 1200 950 1050 1250 900 1000 900 350 900 1300 1400
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
-15-16-10-8-7-7-12-13-13-12-13-14-15-15-13-10-9-10-10-11-8-5-4-3-6-7-8-7-7-8-9-9-10-7-5-5-4-5-7-4-1100-3-3-1-2-3-2-5-3-10
Sunrise
8:52 - - 8:52 - - 8:53 - - 8:53 - - 8:55 - - 8:56 - -
Sunset
- 4:35 - - 4:35 - - 4:36 - - 4:36 - - 4:36 - - 4:37 -

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jasper Warden Airport
83 km WNW
1020m alt.
1 hour ago
2.7° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 220).
Jasper Warden
96 km WNW
2146m alt.
2 hours ago
2.8° C
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 220).
Field
98 km SSE
2590m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
-
Wind obs. (43 kph from 280 degs) was rejected
.
Golden Airport
118 km S
785m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 020 degs)
(6 kph at 330).
32 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Willow Creek
135 km NW
1402m alt.
2 hours ago
-1.0° C
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).

* 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.