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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Mon 05 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 W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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
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)
8250
9300
7450
9300
6750
9250
9500
2800
2200
2200
2200
km/h
25
WSW
20
WSW
35
W
40
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
45
WSW
50
WSW
0
SSE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
13
6
2
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
8
5
6
7
5
5
6
5
7
8
6
6
6
2
-6
-8
-10
min °C
8
3
3
6
3
3
6
4
4
8
5
5
4
-4
-7
-8
-11
 chill °C
4
-2
-3
0
0
0
4
0
1
5
1
-1
-1
-7
-11
-13
-17
Freezing level m
3500
3400
3300
3250
3400
3300
3200
3450
3450
3550
3550
3650
3350
2450
1650
1450
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
Sunset
7:09
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:06
—
—
7:04
—
—
7:01
—
—
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 Tue night).

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 -11°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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
11 km NE
2543m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
Bow Valley Airport
28 km NNE
711m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
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
Bow Valley- 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
639m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
Banff Cs- Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
56 minutes ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
Banff Airport
42 km NW
707m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
41 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 340).
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.