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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
8650
6700
6400
5000
3350
3000
3000
7900
8200
km/h
45
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-8
-6
-3
-2
-2
-3
-4
-3
0
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-3
min °C
-8
-8
-6
-5
-3
-3
-5
-5
-4
-2
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-8
 chill °C
-18
-14
-10
-10
-7
-8
-10
-10
-8
-7
-7
-9
-9
-9
-7
-11
Freezing level m
1850
1850
2400
2050
2400
2750
2300
2100
2600
2800
3050
3100
2750
2600
2850
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-6-4-3-3-4-5-4-10-1-2-2-2-6-4-3-1-212-1-11134113-2347368459471057104
Sunrise
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:15
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:38
—
—
6:37
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—
6:35
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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 230).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours 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
5°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 164).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 183).
0
61 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 253).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 332).
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.