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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Thu 08 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 4°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
8000
8250
2850
2550
2200
2250
2200
2200
2600
2500
2200
2200
2200
2350
km/h
25
WSW
30
WSW
60
WSW
45
SW
35
WSW
10
S
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
0
SE
5
WNW
5
NW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
10
WSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
11
3
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
3
4
1
-2
-4
-12
-12
-12
-11
-9
-1
0
0
1
-1
-3
-5
min °C
2
2
3
-1
-2
-10
-13
-12
-14
-11
-10
-7
0
0
0
-1
-4
-7
 chill °C
-4
-4
-4
-9
-10
-15
-20
-19
-20
-15
-10
-10
-2
-3
-4
-6
-9
-7
Freezing level m
3450
3450
3700
3250
2800
2200
1350
1550
850
700
1850
1100
1250
3150
3150
3000
2650
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
Sunset
—
7:04
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:57
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:52
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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 4°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Fri night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun 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
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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
14°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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
13°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 160).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
39 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 61).
5
68 km SSW
865m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 269).
0
70 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 150).
14 km
Cop Upper- Alta
79 km ENE
1235m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
7

* 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.