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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 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 (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°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
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
9300
7700
4000
3850
9450
9350
2300
2200
2200
2200
km/h
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
40
W
20
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
11
6
2
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
7
8
6
5
6
5
5
7
5
7
8
6
6
6
1
-6
-8
-10
min °C
5
8
3
3
6
3
3
6
4
4
7
5
5
5
-4
-8
-8
-12
 chill °C
1
4
-2
-3
0
0
0
4
0
0
4
1
-1
1
-7
-13
-13
-18
Freezing level m
3600
3500
3400
3250
3250
3400
3250
3250
3450
3450
3500
3550
3600
3300
2300
1450
1450
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:47
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—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
Sunset
—
7:09
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:06
—
—
7:04
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—
7:01
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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 (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
4 hours ago
1°C
No report.
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 210).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
4 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
4 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 230).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 257).
16
58 km NE
1158m alt.
53 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 282).
14
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 283).
6

* 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.