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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Thu 08 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 -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
8000
8250
2850
2550
2200
2250
2200
2200
2600
2500
2200
2200
2200
2350
km/h
20
WSW
20
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
5
SE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
0
S
5
W
5
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
5
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
8
3
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
6
7
6
4
2
0
-8
-7
-9
-7
-5
-1
2
3
1
1
1
-2
min °C
5
7
5
4
2
-6
-8
-8
-10
-9
-5
-5
0
2
0
1
-1
-4
 chill °C
1
4
0
-1
-3
-10
-14
-14
-15
-12
-5
-7
-2
-1
-3
-3
-5
-4
Freezing level m
3450
3450
3700
3250
2800
2200
1350
1550
850
700
1850
1100
1250
3150
3150
3000
2650
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
Sunset
—
7:04
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:57
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:52
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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 -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sun morning). 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.
3 hours ago
9°C
-
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 210).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
42 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 123).
13
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 108).
8
61 km SW
914m alt.
44 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 253).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
53 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 151).
3

* 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.