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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
9300
8800
7950
9100
9400
3600
3200
9500
9250
2300
2200
2200
2200
km/h
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
50
W
45
W
30
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
60
WSW
50
WSW
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
12
3
2
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
-2
-11
-13
-14
min °C
3
3
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
-9
-12
-13
-15
 chill °C
-3
-3
-5
-8
-7
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-2
-3
-6
-7
-13
-19
-21
-24
Freezing level m
3600
3550
3400
3250
3300
3400
3250
3250
3350
3350
3350
3400
3600
3300
2150
1450
1400
900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:47
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
Sunset
—
7:09
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:06
—
—
7:04
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:00
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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 Mon morning, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri 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.
Bow Valley Airport
28 km NNE
711m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
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
639m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Banff Airport
42 km NW
707m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 310).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 181).
2
61 km SW
914m alt.
39 minutes ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 256).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 309).
0
Calgar / pringba Airport
70 km ENE
533m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
14 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast

* 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.