Upper Kananaskis Lake weather
Upper Kananaskis Lake sits at about 1,700 m at the far south end of the Kananaskis Lakes road, some 35 km beyond the Kananaskis valley reading on this map and considerably higher.
Right now in Upper Kananaskis Lake: mostly cloudy, -3°C (feels like -6°C), wind 2 km/h. Today's high 4°C, low -4°C. Tomorrow 6°C / 0°C, 0% chance of precipitation.
No hail signal in the model for roughly the next 12 hours.
Upper Kananaskis Lake hourly weather
| Time | Conditions | Temp | Feels like | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | Mostly cloudy | -3°C | -6°C | 0% |
| 2 a.m. (+30m) | Mostly cloudy | -3°C | -3°C | 0% |
| 5 a.m. (+3h) | Mostly cloudy | -2°C | -5°C | 0% |
| 8 a.m. (+6h) | Overcast | -1°C | -4°C | 0% |
| 2 p.m. (+12h) | Overcast | 4°C | 0°C | 0% |
7-day forecast for Upper Kananaskis Lake
| Day | Conditions | High | Low | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today (Tue, Nov 10) | Overcast | 4°C | -4°C | 0% |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Mostly cloudy | 6°C | 0°C | 0% |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Mostly cloudy | 6°C | 3°C | 0% |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Overcast | 7°C | -2°C | 0% |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Drizzle | 3°C | -1°C | 0% |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Overcast | 4°C | 1°C | 15% |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Overcast | 1°C | -6°C | 10% |
What the weather is like in Upper Kananaskis Lake
It is a genuinely different forecast: the lake is ringed by peaks on three sides, wind funnels hard down the valley onto the water, and snow lingers on the trails here long after the valley below has cleared. Model output only — the nearest station is far too distant to represent this point.
Upper Kananaskis Lake lies in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park at the southern end of the Kananaskis Lakes Trail, one of the most visited hiking and day-trip areas in Kananaskis Country. The lake is enclosed by high peaks, and the valley funnels the wind down onto the open water, which can turn a calm morning into a rough, gusty afternoon.
Because it is higher and further into the mountains than the Kananaskis valley reading on this map, snow comes earlier in the autumn and stays on the trails later into the summer. Use this reading as a guide for the lake, and expect conditions on the surrounding ridges to be harsher still.
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