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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9250
9100
3000
3400
6750
4450
3350
2950
2700
2550
2200
km/h
40
WSW
50
W
70
WSW
75
SW
80
WSW
65
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
5
5
1
-6
-8
-8
-7
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-7
-5
-4
-3
min °C
3
5
3
-2
-7
-8
-8
-7
-6
-4
-5
-5
-6
-6
-7
-7
-5
-6
 chill °C
-3
-1
-6
-12
-19
-20
-14
-12
-10
-9
-10
-11
-13
-12
-13
-11
-9
-11
Freezing level m
3700
3900
3850
3300
2450
1750
1750
2300
2050
2200
2550
2250
2050
2450
1900
1750
2450
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
454-1-7-8-8-7-5-4-5-5-6-6-7-6-5-55753-2-5-4-2-2-10-1-2-2-4-30-27115872463584572472
Sunrise
8:04
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:12
—
—
Sunset
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:38
—
—
6:37
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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 Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -7°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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
-
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 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
6°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
55 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 161).
48
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
29
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 250).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
54 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 179).
3

* 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.