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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the NE by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5750
8750
8350
2550
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2600
2350
2200
2200
km/h
20
WSW
45
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
25
WSW
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
15
WSW
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
16
3
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
3
3
2
3
1
-2
-4
-13
-13
-12
-11
-10
-2
1
2
3
min °C
2
2
2
2
2
-2
-2
-12
-13
-13
-14
-12
-11
-8
0
1
-2
 chill °C
-3
-5
-3
-3
-5
-10
-9
-19
-20
-20
-20
-12
-11
-12
-2
-3
-9
Freezing level m
3400
3500
3450
3400
3550
3250
2800
1900
1250
1450
550
500
1750
800
1100
3350
3400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the NE by Fri night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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
9°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 40).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 40).
25
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 340).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 122).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
47 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 137).
3
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 247).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 266).
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.