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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
6100
5550
2200
2550
2500
2600
2300
7050
8800
8950
9450
9250
2450
2350
2200
2600
2250
km/h
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
30
WNW
35
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
70
WSW
70
WSW
30
SW
50
W
20
W
10
SW
15
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
0
0
0
-2
-2
2
3
4
5
4
4
1
-4
-7
-8
-8
-6
min °C
-3
-1
-2
0
-2
-4
0
3
3
4
4
2
0
-5
-10
-9
-8
-7
 chill °C
-7
-5
-9
-6
-9
-8
-3
-1
-4
-2
-2
-6
-9
-16
-22
-16
-14
-13
Freezing level m
2250
2900
3050
3100
2900
2150
3150
3550
3700
3800
3800
3700
3300
2550
1750
1400
2050
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-1-10-2-31345431-5-9-9-8-702123-13646744-1-5-5-4-448259361047105871141
Sunrise
8:00
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:04
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
Sunset
—
6:52
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

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.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour 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
7°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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
0°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 220).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 151).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 214).
5
61 km SW
914m alt.
52 minutes ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 250).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
36 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 152).
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.