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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2700
8600
6800
6200
4900
3100
6650
5700
km/h
70
WSW
75
SW
75
WSW
55
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
6
1
-5
-7
-8
-7
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-4
-1
0
-1
-1
min °C
3
-1
-7
-8
-8
-7
-6
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-1
-1
-3
 chill °C
-6
-10
-19
-21
-14
-12
-11
-8
-9
-10
-10
-9
-10
-6
-6
-9
Freezing level m
3950
3300
2450
1800
1750
2300
2000
2250
2550
2200
2150
2550
2350
2900
3050
2650
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Sunrise
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:12
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:38
—
—
6:37
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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Mon night). 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
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
42 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 96).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 188 degs) was rejected.
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 265).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 177).
0
70 km ENE
1204m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
14 km
Low: overcast
80 km ENE
1233m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 259).
0
82 km ENE
1048m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 170).
10

* 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.