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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6000
5300
6650
5050
2600
2600
2250
7050
9000
8750
8600
3150
4250
2200
2400
2200
km/h
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
25
W
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
50
WSW
60
WSW
35
WSW
45
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
5
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
3
1
3
3
0
4
6
4
7
7
5
5
3
-2
-4
-3
-2
min °C
-1
2
0
1
2
-2
1
5
3
4
6
4
4
1
-6
-6
-3
-3
 chill °C
-4
-1
-5
-3
-2
-4
-1
1
-2
-1
2
-2
-3
-5
-15
-12
-7
-7
Freezing level m
2300
2950
3150
3100
2900
2100
3000
3550
3700
3800
3850
3750
3450
2900
1900
1400
2100
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-1-10-2-41346541-3-8-9-7-503123-136467552-4-5-3-3482694610571059102151
Sunrise
8:00
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:04
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
Sunset
—
6:52
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

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.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 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
9°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
48 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 127).
11
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 175).
3
61 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 245).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 161).
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.