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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
8850
8400
9400
8950
7450
9050
6650
8750
3500
3700
9250
2550
km/h
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
35
W
40
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
5
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
15
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
7
7
8
5
5
6
5
5
6
4
6
7
5
7
7
4
min °C
5
5
7
3
3
6
3
4
6
3
4
6
5
5
6
-6
 chill °C
0
1
3
-3
-3
1
0
2
4
0
1
3
2
0
2
-10
Freezing level m
3800
3550
3550
3400
3200
3250
3350
3300
3300
3300
3300
3400
3450
3600
3400
2500
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Sunrise
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7:47
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:06
—
—
7:04
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7:01
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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 WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri 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.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
72
Gales from the WSW
(72 kph at 240).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 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
7°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
42 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 306).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 177 degs) was rejected.
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 254).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 309).
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.