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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2250
2200
2200
2350
2700
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2250
2200
km/h
15
W
25
W
25
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
60
W
10
SW
20
SW
55
SW
65
W
80
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
10
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-3
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
1
2
-4
-4
-6
-3
-1
-2
0
0
-1
min °C
-4
-5
-6
-3
-1
-2
-1
0
-1
-5
-5
-7
-5
-2
-3
-2
-1
-2
 chill °C
-9
-12
-12
-8
-9
-11
-7
-5
-10
-16
-17
-15
-9
-7
-8
-7
-6
-9
Freezing level m
1850
1600
1350
1450
1950
1850
2250
2750
2550
1900
1700
1150
1450
1250
1100
2350
1350
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-6-4-3-3-3-2-3-8-9-9-7-3-3-2-2-1-4-4-4-2-1-2-111-5-5-7-4-2-3-1-1-212-1-12125333-2-21-3-21-2
Sunrise
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:48
—
—
Sunset
—
5:07
—
—
5:06
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:02
—
—
5:01
—
—
5:00
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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
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.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
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.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
44 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 182).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 187 degs) was rejected.
61 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 239).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 113).
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.