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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
9650
9100
7850
9200
9200
8250
8750
9250
3400
km/h
20
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
45
W
30
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
35
WSW
45
WSW
20
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
12
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
5
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
min °C
5
4
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
3
2
-7
 chill °C
1
-2
-3
-3
-5
-7
-8
-6
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-3
-5
-11
Freezing level m
3950
3850
3550
3500
3400
3150
3150
3250
3250
3300
3250
3200
3300
3400
3650
3500
3100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
5533200112112332-31066844544644656711691116910149101481013811147
Sunrise
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
Sunset
7:13
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:06
—
—
7:04
—
—
7:01
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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon night, 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 -11°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

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.
47 minutes ago
10°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 220).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
47 minutes ago
21°C
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 330).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
47 minutes ago
19°C
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
31 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 182).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the ESE
(8 kph at 123).
10
68 km SSW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 274).
6
70 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 160).
14 km

* 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.