Cochrane weather
Cochrane sits west of Calgary at higher elevation, where the Bow valley comes out of the foothills — which makes it one of the first places to register a chinook and one of the windiest spots in the region.
Right now in Cochrane: overcast, 5°C (feels like 5°C), wind WNW 11 km/h. Today's high 10°C, low 0°C. Tomorrow 13°C / 1°C, 0% chance of precipitation.
No hail signal in the model for roughly the next 12 hours.
Cochrane hourly weather
| Time | Conditions | Temp | Feels like | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | Overcast | 5°C | 5°C | 0% |
| 2 a.m. (+30m) | Overcast | 6°C | 6°C | 0% |
| 5 a.m. (+3h) | Mostly cloudy | 3°C | -1°C | 0% |
| 8 a.m. (+6h) | Partly cloudy | 2°C | -2°C | 0% |
| 2 p.m. (+12h) | Mostly cloudy | 10°C | 4°C | 0% |
7-day forecast for Cochrane
| Day | Conditions | High | Low | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today (Tue, Nov 10) | Mostly cloudy | 10°C | 0°C | 0% |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Overcast | 13°C | 1°C | 0% |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Overcast | 12°C | -3°C | 0% |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Overcast | 13°C | -1°C | 0% |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Partly cloudy | 12°C | -1°C | 0% |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Mostly clear | 11°C | -2°C | 0% |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Mostly cloudy | 9°C | -2°C | 0% |
What the weather is like in Cochrane
With a chinook running, Cochrane can be several degrees warmer than east Calgary on the same afternoon. Winter systems coming off the mountains reach here first, too.
Cochrane sits where the Bow River leaves the foothills, and the town climbs the long slope known locally as the Big Hill. That setting puts it higher than Calgary and right in the corridor the westerly wind follows out of the mountains, which is why a chinook often registers in Cochrane first and why the town has a reputation for strong wind.
The same position means winter weather coming off the Rockies tends to arrive here before it reaches the city, and upslope snow — when moist air is pushed up against the foothills from the east — can leave Cochrane with more snow than Calgary from the same storm. Check this reading rather than Calgary's before driving the Big Hill on a snowy morning.
Other towns near Calgary
- Airdrie weather
- Chestermere weather
- Okotoks weather
- Canmore weather
- Banff weather
- Springbank weather
- Harmony weather
- Bragg Creek weather
- Lake Louise weather
- Upper Kananaskis Lake weather
- Kananaskis weather
More Calgary weather
- Calgary weather — live map of every neighbourhood
- Calgary weather radar
- Calgary hail today
- Is a chinook coming?
- Calgary hail season
- Hailstorm Alley explained
- What is AQHI?
- Chinook winds explained
- When does it snow?
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