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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
8700
8950
8900
5150
2250
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2450
2250
km/h
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
S
5
S
5
NW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
E
5
SE
5
SSE
0
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
3
1
—
3
7
2
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
5
2
4
5
3
-1
-4
-5
-7
-6
-10
-10
-9
-10
-6
-4
-3
min °C
2
4
1
2
4
0
-4
-4
-7
-8
-8
-11
-11
-10
-11
-10
-4
-4
 chill °C
-3
-1
-5
-1
1
-2
-7
-7
-11
-12
-11
-16
-15
-10
-11
-14
-7
-8
Freezing level m
3200
3250
2950
3000
3150
3150
2200
1900
1200
1050
1650
850
650
1050
450
0
1850
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
11-1-10-2-6-9-10-11-12-15-14-14-12-11-6-2352352-3-4-6-8-7-11-11-10-11-8-4-47115812733-2-20-5-5-3-9-61-7
Sunrise
8:12
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
Sunset
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:32
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:27
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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 210).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
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
17°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 298).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
61 km SW
914m alt.
46 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 217).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 243).
5

* 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.