On the mountain now
Base · 5,381 ft28°estimate
Top · 6,706 ft23°estimate
Freezing level4,265 ftbelow the base
Snow up top3.5 innext 3 days
Estimated from the Nelson forecast (1,775 ft): about 6.5 °C colder for every 1,000 m of height. On clear winter nights cold air pools in the valley and the top can be milder.
Next 7 days on the mountain
Top · est.- TodayShowers · 40%29° / 25°top
- SaturdayPartly cloudy · 60%29° / 25°top
- SundaySnow up top ~3.2 in, at the base ~1.6 in · 91%32° / 14°top
- MondayPartly cloudy · 60%27° / 16°top
- TuesdaySnow up top ~1.8 in, at the base ~1.8 in · 60%23° / 22°top
- WednesdaySnow up top ~1.1 in, at the base ~1.1 in · 60%27° / 16°top
- ThursdayMostly cloudy · 21%29° / 17°top
Current weather · Nelson
3:00 AM5°C
Wind chill -2
Partly Cloudy
High 8° · Low 6° · 40%
- Wind
- SW 9 km/h
- Wind gusts
- 35 km/h
- Humidity
- 92%
- UV index
- 0 · Low
More details
- Dew point
- 4°C
- Pressure
- 102.6 kPa ↘ falling
- Visibility
- 10 km
- Sunrise
- 7:45 AM
- Sunset
- 5:19 PM
- Daylight
- 9 h 34 min
Observed at Nelson, 3:00 AM MST · Environment and Climate Change Canada
Next 24 hours · Nelson
- Now-2°21%
- 4 AM4°40%
- 5 AM4°40%
- 6 AM4°40%
- 7 AM5°40%
- 8 AM5°40%
- 9 AM5°40%
- 10 AM6°40%
- 11 AM6°40%
- 12 PM6°40%
- 1 PM7°40%
- 2 PM7°40%
- 3 PM7°40%
- 4 PM8°40%
- 5 PM8°40%
- 6 PM8°40%
- 7 PM8°40%
- 8 PM8°40%
- 9 PM8°40%
- 10 PM7°40%
- 11 PM7°40%
- Sat
- 12 AM7°20%
- 1 AM6°20%
- 2 AM6°20%
14-day forecast · Nelson
Nelson →TodayNov 68°6°Chance of showers or drizzleChance of showers40%
Day
Cloudy. 40 percent chance of drizzle changing to 40 percent chance of showers in the morning. Snow level 1100 metres rising to 1700 metres late in the afternoon. Fog patches dissipating in the morning. Wind becoming south 30 km/h in the morning. High 8. UV index 1 or low.
- Wind
- S 30 km/h
- Precipitation
- 40% · 0.6 mm
- UV index (max)
- 1 Low
Night
Cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers in the evening. Snow level 1700 metres. Low 6.
- Low
- 6°
- Wind
- Calm
- Precipitation
- 40%
Sunrise7:45 AM
Sunset5:19 PM
Daylight9 h 34 min
Normal6° / 0°
SatNov 78°6°Periods of drizzleChance of showers60%
Day
Cloudy with 40 percent chance of drizzle. High 8.
- Precipitation
- 40% · 0.1 mm
- UV index (max)
- 1 Low
Night
Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Low 6.
- Low
- 6°
- Precipitation
- 60%
Sunrise7:45 AM
Sunset5:19 PM
Daylight9 h 33 min
SunNov 810°0°A mix of sun and cloudClear91%
Day
A mix of sun and cloud. Windy. High 10.
- Wind
- S 30 km/h
- Wind gusts
- 50 km/h
- Precipitation
- 91% · 8 mm
- UV index (max)
- 1 Low
Night
Clear. Low zero.
- Low
- 0°
Sunrise7:46 AM
Sunset5:17 PM
Daylight9 h 30 min
MonNov 97°1°A mix of sun and cloudChance of rain showers or flurries60%
Day
Increasing cloudiness. High 7.
- Precipitation
- 60% · 0.3 mm
- UV index (max)
- 2 Low
Night
Cloudy with 60 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. Low plus 1.
- Low
- 1°
- Precipitation
- 60%
Sunrise7:48 AM
Sunset5:16 PM
Daylight9 h 27 min
TueNov 105°4°Chance of flurries or rain showersChance of showers60%
Day
Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries or rain showers. High plus 5.
- Precipitation
- 60% · 4 mm
- UV index (max)
- 1 Low
Night
Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Low plus 4.
- Low
- 4°
- Precipitation
- 60%
Sunrise7:50 AM
Sunset5:14 PM
Daylight9 h 24 min
WedNov 117°1°Chance of showers60%
Day
Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. High 7.
- Precipitation
- 60% · 3 mm
- UV index (max)
- 2 Low
Night
Low 1.
- Low
- 1°
Sunrise7:51 AM
Sunset5:13 PM
Daylight9 h 21 min
ThuNov 128°2°Mostly cloudyNight low 2°21%
Day
Mostly cloudy. High 8.
- Wind
- E 4 km/h
- Wind gusts
- 25 km/h
- Precipitation
- 21% · 0 mm
- UV index (max)
- 2 Low
Night
Low 2.
- Low
- 2°
Sunrise7:53 AM
Sunset5:12 PM
Daylight9 h 18 min
SourceExtended outlook
Days 8–14 · trend, lower confidence
FriNov 138°1°Mostly cloudyNight low 1°73%
Day
Mostly cloudy. High 8.
- Wind
- SE 5 km/h
- Wind gusts
- 30 km/h
- Precipitation
- 73% · 2 mm
- UV index (max)
- 2 Low
Night
Low 1.
- Low
- 1°
Sunrise7:54 AM
Sunset5:10 PM
Daylight9 h 16 min
SourceExtended outlook
SatNov 143°1°DrizzleNight low 1°96%
Day
Drizzle. High 3.
- Wind
- S 5 km/h
- Wind gusts
- 31 km/h
- Precipitation
- 96% · 11 mm
- UV index (max)
- 1 Low
Night
Low 1.
- Low
- 1°
Sunrise7:56 AM
Sunset5:09 PM
Daylight9 h 13 min
SourceExtended outlook
SunNov 151°-1°DrizzleNight low -1°94%
Day
Drizzle. High 1.
- Wind
- SW 5 km/h
- Wind gusts
- 27 km/h
- Precipitation
- 94% · 12 mm
- UV index (max)
- 1 Low
Night
Low -1.
- Low
- -1°
Sunrise7:58 AM
Sunset5:08 PM
Daylight9 h 10 min
SourceExtended outlook
MonNov 161°-4°Mostly cloudyNight low -4°30%
Day
Mostly cloudy. High 1.
- Wind
- E 5 km/h
- Wind gusts
- 21 km/h
- Precipitation
- 30% · 0 mm
- UV index (max)
- 1 Low
Night
Low -4.
- Low
- -4°
Sunrise7:59 AM
Sunset5:07 PM
Daylight9 h 7 min
SourceExtended outlook
TueNov 173°-3°Mostly cloudyNight low -3°61%
Day
Mostly cloudy. High 3.
- Wind
- E 5 km/h
- Wind gusts
- 19 km/h
- Precipitation
- 61% · 0.7 mm
- UV index (max)
- 1 Low
Night
Low -3.
- Low
- -3°
Sunrise8:01 AM
Sunset5:06 PM
Daylight9 h 4 min
SourceExtended outlook
WedNov 182°-1°DrizzleNight low -1°85%
Day
Drizzle. High 2.
- Wind
- SW 4 km/h
- Wind gusts
- 19 km/h
- Precipitation
- 85% · 3 mm
- UV index (max)
- 1 Low
Night
Low -1.
- Low
- -1°
Sunrise8:02 AM
Sunset5:04 PM
Daylight9 h 2 min
SourceExtended outlook
ThuNov 19-1°-4°FogNight low -4°60%
Day
Fog. High -1.
- Wind
- SW 5 km/h
- Wind gusts
- 13 km/h
- Precipitation
- 60% · 0.4 mm
- UV index (max)
- 1 Low
Night
Low -4.
- Low
- -4°
Sunrise8:04 AM
Sunset5:03 PM
Daylight8 h 59 min
SourceExtended outlook
Sun & Moon
Moon calendar →Sunrise7:45 AM
Sunset5:19 PM
Daylight9 h 34 min
MoonWaning Crescent8% lit · rise 5:00 AM · set 3:51 PM
Forecast: Environment and Climate Change Canada (West Kootenay), issued 4:00 PM · Days 8–14: WeatherAPI.com · weather.gc.ca · 49.3475°N, 117.1522°W · Elevation 1,640 m · Time zone America/Vancouver