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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
clear
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2200
2400
2200
2200
2300
2200
km/h
25
SW
15
S
5
NNE
15
NW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
ENE
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Snowflake cm
—
3
10
—
3
2
3
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
1
-7
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-10
-9
-4
-3
-2
-2
-3
-5
-10
min °C
0
-4
-10
-10
-11
-12
-11
-11
-10
-9
-8
-3
-3
-2
-4
-8
-14
 chill °C
-6
-7
-16
-16
-17
-19
-17
-16
-16
-15
-14
-8
-9
-7
-7
-8
-20
Freezing level m
3100
3150
1850
1900
1250
1200
1600
850
650
1500
400
950
2600
1200
1150
2250
1050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:22
—
—
Sunset
6:35
—
—
6:32
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:24
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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Wed morning). 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 220).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour 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
6°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 10).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 138).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
54 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 159).
0
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 265).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 335).
8

* 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.