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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2750
2300
2200
2300
2200
2200
2550
2300
2200
8750
6450
2200
4400
2200
2250
2300
2250
km/h
40
WSW
40
WSW
5
SE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
E
0
E
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
8
1
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
3
0
-8
-7
-9
-7
-5
-2
3
4
1
3
4
2
2
2
-3
min °C
3
2
-7
-8
-8
-10
-9
-5
-5
0
3
1
2
3
1
1
-1
-5
 chill °C
-3
-2
-12
-14
-14
-14
-12
-5
-8
-3
1
-2
-1
0
-1
-3
-6
-9
Freezing level m
3250
2850
2100
1300
1600
850
650
1850
1100
1250
3300
3250
3400
3250
3250
3100
2850
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-2-8-13-13-13-12-10-5111211-1-3-843-4-8-8-10-8-5-424134221-410103-11-6-33-3271472463
Sunrise
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:02
—
—
Sunset
—
7:01
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:57
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:51
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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for The Tower at the specific elevation of 2500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of The Tower. 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 138).
11
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
16
Light winds from the SW
(16 kph at 226).
18
61 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 159).
2
68 km SSW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 88).
2

* 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.