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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, near gales from the W by Wed night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2500
2250
2250
2200
2200
2400
2350
2200
9100
2200
5150
5450
2350
2450
2250
km/h
10
SW
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
5
E
0
SE
5
NNW
10
NW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
45
WSW
45
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
8
5
2
2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-11
-12
-12
-11
-8
-2
1
1
2
2
2
1
-1
-4
-6
min °C
-9
-13
-12
-14
-12
-10
-7
-1
1
1
2
1
0
-2
-5
-8
 chill °C
-13
-19
-18
-21
-16
-10
-11
-4
-1
-2
0
-2
-4
-10
-15
-16
Freezing level m
2150
1400
1600
900
600
1750
1050
1250
3300
1500
3450
3350
3300
2800
2550
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-12-12-13-12-9-5012221-2-5-7-3-8-8-11-8-5-41423421-1-44-11-6-32-4370582471
Sunrise
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:02
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:57
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:51
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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, near gales from the W 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.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 70).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 70).
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 80).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 196).
3
61 km SW
914m alt.
52 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 262).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 320).
0

* 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.