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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2600
6700
6000
5600
2950
2850
9200
9050
3400
3000
km/h
75
SW
75
WSW
55
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
-5
-7
-7
-6
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-1
0
0
-1
-2
-3
-4
min °C
-1
-7
-8
-8
-6
-5
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-2
-1
0
-2
-3
-4
-6
 chill °C
-11
-19
-18
-14
-10
-10
-7
-9
-10
-8
-9
-7
-8
-6
-9
-10
-10
-12
Freezing level m
3350
2450
1800
1850
2350
2050
2300
2700
2300
2250
2700
2700
3000
3100
2800
2600
2700
2250
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Sunrise
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:15
—
—
Sunset
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:38
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—
6:37
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6:35
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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

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.
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 220).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 260).
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
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
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
9°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
41 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 233).
23
58 km NE
1158m alt.
52 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
34
Fresh winds from the SW
(34 kph at 233).
35
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the W
(8 kph at 273).
11
68 km SSW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 316).
16

* 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.