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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
8950
8150
8300
5150
2400
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2400
2200
km/h
15
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
SW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
E
10
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
3
1
10
5
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
-4
-7
-9
-11
-13
-16
-17
-16
-12
min °C
1
1
0
-1
-1
0
-3
-6
-8
-10
-12
-15
-17
-17
-16
-15
 chill °C
-3
-5
-6
-9
-6
-4
-7
-10
-12
-16
-17
-21
-24
-23
-21
-22
Freezing level m
3400
3300
3200
2950
3000
3050
3100
2300
2000
1350
1200
1250
750
350
1100
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
211-1-10-2-5-8-10-12-14-17-17-16-143352352-2-4-7-8-10-13-13-11-1247115812743-1-2-3-5-6-4-11
Sunrise
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8:12
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:19
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:32
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—
6:30
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6:29
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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°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
1°C
No report.
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 240).
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 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.
2 hours 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
0°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
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.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 226).
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.