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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9300
9200
8200
7550
6650
6500
2300
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2200
2300
2200
km/h
50
SW
35
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
15
WSW
0
SW
5
ESE
5
E
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
1
1
1
1
1
-1
-4
-6
-4
-4
-4
-8
-10
-9
-8
-8
-8
min °C
2
1
0
1
1
-1
-2
-6
-8
-6
-4
-7
-9
-10
-11
-8
-8
-9
 chill °C
-6
-6
-6
-3
-3
-6
-8
-12
-16
-14
-12
-17
-19
-20
-21
-12
-8
-13
Freezing level m
3450
3200
3250
3250
3250
2950
2800
2100
1650
2000
2050
1950
1900
1500
1200
1450
1350
900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
Sunset
—
4:57
—
—
4:55
—
—
4:54
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:51
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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

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.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 190).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 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
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 350 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
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 336).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
46 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 181).
0
61 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 240).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 116).
6

* 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.