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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5750
8750
8350
2550
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2600
2350
2200
2200
km/h
15
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
20
WSW
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
SE
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
11
3
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
7
5
7
7
5
4
2
-1
-9
-8
-10
-7
-6
-2
2
3
2
min °C
7
4
4
7
5
3
2
-8
-9
-8
-11
-9
-6
-6
-1
3
-1
 chill °C
4
-1
0
4
0
-2
-2
-14
-14
-13
-15
-9
-6
-9
-4
0
-6
Freezing level m
3400
3500
3450
3400
3550
3250
2800
1900
1250
1450
550
500
1750
800
1100
3350
3400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
Sunset
7:06
—
—
7:04
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:57
—
—
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 Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 220).
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.
3 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 190).
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.
3 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 220).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 184).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 192).
3
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 289).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
52 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 267).
0

* 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.