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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
8550
2650
2500
2200
2250
2200
2200
2500
2500
2200
8800
2200
2200
5400
2200
km/h
30
WSW
60
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
5
SSW
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
5
2
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
5
1
-2
-4
-12
-12
-12
-11
-9
-3
0
1
3
2
1
1
min °C
2
3
-1
-2
-10
-13
-12
-14
-12
-10
-8
-2
0
1
2
1
-5
 chill °C
-4
-4
-9
-11
-16
-20
-18
-21
-15
-10
-12
-6
-2
-2
-1
-3
-5
Freezing level m
3400
3600
3300
2800
2200
1400
1600
1050
800
1850
1150
1300
3150
3300
3450
3300
3050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
Sunset
7:04
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:57
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:52
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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sun morning).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). 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
8°C
-
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 220).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 210).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
25
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
42 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 323).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
54 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 96).
5
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 249).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 151).
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.