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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
8400
6800
6050
5500
6300
6500
8250
8950
9050
2600
2250
2250
2300
km/h
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
15
NNE
15
NNW
5
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
8
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
1
1
-1
1
3
2
4
5
2
4
4
1
-5
-5
-7
min °C
-2
-2
0
1
-1
-1
2
2
2
4
2
2
3
-3
-6
-5
-8
 chill °C
-6
-6
-2
-2
-4
-4
-1
-1
-4
-1
-4
-2
1
-3
-13
-11
-12
Freezing level m
2350
2000
2450
2650
2300
2250
2800
3200
3150
3200
3050
3050
2950
2600
1700
1900
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-4-2-3-4-4-21110-1-1-5-10-10-11-2-211-103235234-1-6-5-87368461047115811623-3
Sunrise
—
—
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 4°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Sun afternoon). 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 -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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
13°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 190 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
10°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 315).
13
58 km NE
1158m alt.
42 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SSE
(8 kph at 166).
10
61 km SW
914m alt.
31 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 258).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
39 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 275).
10

* 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.