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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2600
2350
2200
2300
2200
2250
2600
2400
2200
5850
2200
2300
2550
2400
km/h
60
WSW
55
WSW
5
SSW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
0
NE
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
7
1
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
-2
-4
-12
-12
-12
-11
-9
-1
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
-2
-5
min °C
-1
-3
-10
-13
-13
-14
-11
-10
-7
0
2
2
1
0
1
0
-4
-8
 chill °C
-9
-11
-14
-20
-21
-22
-15
-10
-11
-3
0
0
-1
-3
-2
-4
-10
-13
Freezing level m
3200
2800
2200
1350
1600
900
750
1900
1200
1350
3400
3400
3400
3100
3250
3250
2750
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:02
—
—
Sunset
—
7:01
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:57
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:51
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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 1°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
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
10°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 292).
16
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 211 degs) was rejected.
61 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 247).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 181).
18

* 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.