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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9200
5600
8900
9400
2900
2200
2250
2200
2250
2200
2450
2550
2350
2200
km/h
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
40
WSW
25
SW
10
SW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
0
S
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
11
3
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
6
6
5
6
7
5
2
1
-5
-9
-9
-10
-7
-5
-3
3
4
4
min °C
3
6
4
4
7
5
2
-2
-9
-9
-9
-11
-9
-6
-6
-1
4
3
 chill °C
0
3
0
0
4
0
-3
-4
-16
-16
-15
-15
-13
-6
-8
-4
2
1
Freezing level m
3300
3400
3500
3450
3450
3500
2900
2650
1600
1200
1400
300
500
1800
900
1100
3450
3750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
Sunset
—
7:06
—
—
7:04
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:57
—
—
6:54
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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 230).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-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
16°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 220 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
1°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 158).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 217).
3
61 km SW
914m alt.
48 minutes ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 247).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 328).
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.