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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Wed 07 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 7°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9150
5950
8800
8600
2500
2650
2250
2200
2200
2200
2400
2550
2300
2200
2200
km/h
10
WSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
10
SW
10
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ESE
0
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
16
2
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
6
6
5
6
7
5
2
3
-4
-9
-9
-11
-6
-4
-1
3
4
3
min °C
4
6
4
4
7
5
2
-1
-9
-9
-9
-12
-9
-5
-5
0
4
1
 chill °C
1
3
0
0
4
0
-4
-3
-16
-16
-15
-12
-12
-5
-8
-3
1
-4
Freezing level m
3350
3400
3500
3450
3450
3500
3000
2800
1700
1150
1400
400
450
1800
800
1000
3500
1300
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Sunrise
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
Sunset
—
7:06
—
—
7:04
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:57
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—
6:54
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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 7°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Sat 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 330).
0.0 km
BowValley-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
20°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
43 minutes ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
26 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 136).
16
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 125).
11
61 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 203).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
26 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 317).
8

* 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.