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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
8800
6800
6150
5350
3200
7800
9250
2850
2200
2250
2200
km/h
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NE
5
NE
5
SSE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
1
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-1
-1
1
1
-1
0
2
2
4
5
3
4
3
1
-8
-7
-8
min °C
-4
-2
-2
0
1
-2
-2
2
1
2
4
2
2
2
-6
-8
-7
-10
 chill °C
-8
-5
-5
-2
-2
-4
-5
-1
-2
-3
-1
-4
-3
-2
-6
-12
-7
-14
Freezing level m
1900
2400
2050
2450
2700
2200
2150
2700
3150
3300
3250
3100
3100
2900
2350
1300
1650
1150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-6-4-3-3-5-5-301100-2-7-12-12-13-3-2-211-2-12235333-3-8-7-947368459471168113-11-3
Sunrise
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:17
—
—
Sunset
—
6:43
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:38
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:32
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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 Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

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
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
42 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 215).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
47 minutes ago
1°C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 201).
3
61 km SW
914m alt.
57 minutes ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 248).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 332).
0
70 km ENE
1204m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
clear
Clear
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
14 km
80 km ENE
1233m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 257).
0
Black Diamond- Alta
82 km ESE
1156m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).

* 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.