The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Kings Peak viewed from Highway 28, Kings Peak (Elk River Mountains)

Kings Peak (Elk River Mountains)

 

Days 0-3 The Tower Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Days 3-6 The Tower Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, stormy winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM
partially cloudy
snow showers
partially cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
Wind km/h
65 WSW65
25 N25
5 SW5
10 NNW10
10 W10
15 W15
15 WNW15
20 W20
35 WNW35
40 W40
30 W30
15 W15
20 W20
20 WSW20
30 W30
40 W40
50 WSW50
70 W70
some clouds snow shwrs some clouds light snow clear clear clear clear some clouds some clouds some clouds clear clear clear clear clear some clouds clear
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- 8 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
-9 -8 -16 -15 -10 -8 -7 -3 -3 -4 -4 -4 -3 -3 -4 -4 -4 -6
Low °C
-10 -16 -16 -15 -15 -9 -8 -5 -3 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -5 -6 -6
Chill °C
-22 -20 -20 -19 -16 -14 -13 -9 -11 -13 -12 -10 -9 -9 -12 -12 -13 -17
Freezing level m
1400 1250 450 450 0 700 650 700 1400 1300 1100 1900 1500 1200 1700 1400 1150 1600
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
-9-8-16-15-10-8-7-3-3-4-4-4-3-3-4-4-4-6-5-5-12-12-10-7-6-3-2-2-3-2-1-2-2-2-3-400-7-6-9-5-3-5-11-213-112-10
Sunrise
- - 7:58 - - 8:00 - - 8:00 - - 8:03 - - 8:03 - - 8:06
Sunset
4:53 - - 4:52 - - 4:51 - - 4:50 - - 4:49 - - 4:47 - -

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Bow Valley Airport
28 km NNE
1298m alt.
42 minutes ago
2.3° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
BowValley
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
3.2° C
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
Banff
41 km NW
1383m alt.
3 hours ago
-0.1° C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
Banff Airport
42 km NW
1397m alt.
42 minutes ago
-0.4° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
Bragg Creek
52 km E
1365m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 360).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to The Tower and within an acceptable time window.