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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9150
5950
8800
8600
2500
2650
2250
2200
2200
2200
2400
2550
2300
2200
2200
km/h
15
WSW
20
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
20
WSW
10
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
E
5
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
21
2
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
2
3
2
2
3
-1
-2
-8
-14
-13
-12
-10
-9
0
2
3
4
min °C
1
2
3
2
2
2
-2
-5
-13
-14
-13
-14
-11
-10
-7
1
2
0
 chill °C
-4
-2
-3
-3
-3
-5
-10
-8
-21
-24
-20
-21
-16
-10
-10
-2
-2
-6
Freezing level m
3350
3400
3500
3450
3450
3500
3000
2800
1700
1150
1400
400
450
1800
800
1000
3500
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
223223-2-4-11-14-13-13-11-10-423256557521-7-9-9-12-8-5-32421014811159991-2-1-8-42-515-1
Sunrise
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
Sunset
—
7:06
—
—
7:04
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:57
—
—
6:54
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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sat morning). 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 230).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 100).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
0.0 km
BanffCs-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
9°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 170).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 163).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
18 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the ESE
(10 kph at 119).
11
61 km SW
914m alt.
30 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 245).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 286).
8

* 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.