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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9450
7950
9250
6900
8850
9250
4050
2950
2250
2200
2250
2200
2200
2650
2300
km/h
35
WSW
40
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
0
SSE
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
14
4
2
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
6
7
5
6
7
5
7
8
6
5
4
-1
-9
-8
-10
-6
-4
-1
min °C
4
6
3
4
6
4
5
8
5
4
3
-7
-9
-9
-12
-9
-5
-4
 chill °C
-2
0
0
1
4
0
2
5
0
-2
0
-13
-16
-14
-16
-12
-5
-4
Freezing level m
3300
3300
3400
3350
3350
3550
3500
3500
3500
3500
3000
2100
1250
1450
550
350
1850
900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
Sunset
—
7:07
—
—
7:06
—
—
7:04
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:57
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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 Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
4 hours ago
1°C
No report.
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
11 km NE
2543m alt.
4 hours ago
1°C
No report.
Bow Valley Airport
28 km NNE
711m alt.
4 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
4 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Bow Valley- 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
639m alt.
4 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
4 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
Banff Cs- Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
4 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
Banff Airport
42 km NW
707m alt.
4 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 156).
8

* 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.