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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
2200
6550
5500
2200
2500
2550
2550
2400
6850
7750
8900
8600
2700
2350
km/h
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
W
10
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
35
WSW
55
WSW
75
SW
45
SW
25
W
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
-3
-1
0
0
0
-1
2
3
5
6
5
4
2
-3
-6
min °C
-1
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
-4
1
3
4
5
4
3
0
-6
-7
 chill °C
-3
-6
-5
-5
-7
-5
-7
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
-4
-9
-18
-18
Freezing level m
1450
2150
2950
2900
3000
3100
2200
3300
3600
3850
3900
3850
3700
3450
2750
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-3-1-1-1-1-32356541-5-7-102023-136467441-4-147259361047105892
Sunrise
—
8:00
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:04
—
—
8:06
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW 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.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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
7°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 121).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
-
8
Light winds from the SW
(8 kph at 233).
11
61 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 247).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 153).
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.