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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2300
2500
2200
6600
9000
8950
8650
2550
2350
2200
6900
5350
4400
2300
km/h
45
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
50
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
80
WSW
60
SW
45
WSW
65
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-3
1
3
5
5
5
5
1
-4
-8
-8
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
min °C
-4
-5
-1
2
4
4
5
2
-2
-6
-9
-9
-8
-6
-7
-7
-7
 chill °C
-13
-10
-4
-3
-3
-2
-1
-7
-11
-17
-22
-16
-14
-10
-12
-13
-11
Freezing level m
2650
2050
2700
3500
3900
3800
3900
3850
3200
2450
1500
1500
2200
2050
1850
2150
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4035554-1-5-9-9-8-6-7-7-71-22646753-1-6-5-3-3-4-3-59361057115861263350
Sunrise
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:04
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
Sunset
6:51
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:40
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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW by Fri night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the S by Sun 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 260).
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.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
59 minutes ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 280).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 47).
21
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 353).
5
61 km SW
914m alt.
49 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 247).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
42 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 271).
2

* 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.