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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
6850
6200
6150
6350
6800
9200
6900
8500
4850
2400
2200
2200
2250
km/h
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
NW
20
NNW
15
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
11
2
1
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-2
-3
-4
-2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
-1
-5
-8
-9
min °C
-5
-2
-3
-4
-3
-2
0
1
1
0
0
0
-4
-7
-8
-10
 chill °C
-10
-6
-8
-8
-8
-6
-5
-5
-6
-7
-4
-4
-7
-13
-16
-16
Freezing level m
2000
2450
2650
2300
2300
2850
3200
3250
3250
3100
3150
3100
2800
2200
2050
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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8:10
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:17
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—
Sunset
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:38
—
—
6:37
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—
6:35
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6:32
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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Fri 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 260).
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
11°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 170 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
-3°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 179).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
57 minutes ago
-1°C
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 243).
10
61 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 263).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 280).
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.