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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3050
2200
3050
8100
3400
2250
2200
2450
2350
2200
2550
2850
9150
9250
9250
km/h
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
45
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
5
ESE
0
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.1
0.1
0.8
max °C
4
6
8
8
5
4
1
-1
0
-2
-1
2
-1
3
6
4
min °C
3
4
8
5
5
2
-1
-2
-1
-2
-2
1
-1
1
5
3
 chill °C
-1
0
5
0
0
-1
-3
-5
-3
-4
-2
0
-3
0
5
0
Freezing level m
3150
3350
3500
3900
3350
3100
2500
2250
2450
2150
2200
2650
2350
2650
3100
3300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
11341-1-4-6-6-6-5-4-4-3114587530-2-1-2-22-12649121710128668461159158
Sunrise
7:05
7:07
7:09
7:11
7:11
Sunset
8:08
8:07
8:04
8:01
8:00

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for The Tower at the specific elevation of 2500 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.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 240).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
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
18°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
0.0 km
47 km E
1317m alt.
48 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 309).
0
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 134).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 179).
3
61 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 266).
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.