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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
8450
7600
6400
5200
5950
6950
8550
9000
3400
2200
2200
2200
km/h
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
ENE
20
NNW
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
7
4
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-6
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-1
1
1
1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-9
-11
-11
min °C
-8
-6
-5
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
0
1
0
-2
-2
-2
-6
-11
-12
-12
 chill °C
-13
-10
-10
-7
-8
-8
-9
-8
-4
-5
-8
-10
-7
-8
-10
-18
-20
-20
Freezing level m
1900
2400
2050
2400
2700
2300
2200
2750
3300
3200
3250
2800
2700
2900
2700
1700
1550
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-6-4-3-3-4-4-2111-2-2-2-4-10-12-12-3-2-211-1032452230-6-7-94736846947105711510-5
Sunrise
8:07
—
—
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 1°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night).

This table gives the weather forecast for The Tower at the specific elevation of 3117 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.
2 hours ago
-1°C
-
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 200).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 260).
25
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 121).
11
58 km NE
1158m alt.
47 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 178).
2
61 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the W
(8 kph at 275).
8
68 km SSW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 337).
5

* 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.