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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
9050
9050
9000
3100
2500
6750
4900
8200
6600
2200
2900
2300
km/h
45
W
35
WSW
45
W
75
WSW
75
SW
75
WSW
75
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
4
5
5
1
-5
-8
-8
-6
-4
-3
-3
-3
-4
-6
-5
min °C
3
4
5
4
-2
-8
-9
-9
-7
-6
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-8
 chill °C
-4
-2
-1
-4
-12
-19
-21
-15
-12
-10
-9
-9
-10
-11
-12
-14
Freezing level m
3900
3750
3900
3850
3350
2450
1600
1700
2300
2000
2250
2650
2450
2150
2450
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
8:04
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:11
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:38
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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Tue 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
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 80).
0.0 km
42 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 203).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 210).
29
61 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 260).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 167).
0
70 km ENE
1204m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
14 km
80 km ENE
1233m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 65).
2
82 km ENE
1048m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the W
(14 kph at 262).
31

* 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.