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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5350
2250
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2350
2200
2200
2250
2200
km/h
10
S
10
NE
10
NW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
10
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1
2
3
5
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—
—
—
—
—
—
2
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
-8
-10
-10
-11
-10
-10
-9
-10
-4
-3
-3
-4
-6
-9
-13
min °C
-5
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-11
-10
-10
-8
-4
-4
-4
-8
-10
-15
 chill °C
-5
-15
-16
-17
-17
-16
-16
-15
-16
-12
-10
-11
-10
-13
-14
-19
Freezing level m
3150
1800
1850
1150
1150
1650
900
750
1550
700
1050
2500
1300
1100
1850
1100
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Sunrise
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8:17
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:19
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—
8:22
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8:22
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Sunset
—
—
6:32
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6:30
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6:29
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6:27
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6:24
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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 morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Wed 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.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 80).
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.
3 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 150).
0.0 km
42 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 348).
11
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 344).
13
61 km SW
914m alt.
49 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 283).
5
68 km SSW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 71).
0
70 km ENE
1204m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
14 km
Low: overcast

* 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.