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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
9300
8800
7950
9100
9400
3600
3200
9500
9250
2300
2200
2200
2200
km/h
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
35
W
35
W
20
W
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
3
2
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
7
8
5
5
6
5
5
6
4
5
7
5
6
6
1
-7
-9
-10
min °C
5
8
3
3
6
3
3
6
4
4
6
4
5
5
-5
-8
-9
-11
 chill °C
1
4
-2
-3
1
0
0
4
1
1
4
1
-1
1
-9
-14
-15
-18
Freezing level m
3600
3550
3400
3250
3300
3400
3250
3250
3350
3350
3350
3400
3600
3300
2150
1450
1400
900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:47
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
Sunset
—
7:09
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:06
—
—
7:04
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:00
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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

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.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour 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
5°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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
6°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 172).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 236).
5
61 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 252).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 308).
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.