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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Thu afternoon turning to light snow on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light snow
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2250
2850
3400
2700
2300
2200
2350
2200
2200
2300
2350
2400
km/h
20
W
15
WSW
45
WSW
30
SW
5
W
0
WNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SE
0
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
W
10
WSW
5
NW
5
S
5
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
1
1
1
 mm
0.2
1.6
0.2
max °C
6
8
8
5
2
1
-1
0
-2
-2
-1
-2
1
4
2
4
6
3
min °C
4
7
4
5
2
-2
-2
-1
-3
-3
-1
-3
-1
3
2
3
5
0
 chill °C
0
4
-2
0
2
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-1
-6
-3
3
0
3
5
-3
Freezing level m
3300
3400
3900
3300
2800
2500
2250
2450
2100
2050
2350
2000
2300
2850
2950
3050
3200
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1341-2-4-6-5-6-7-5-6-4-2-1-11-358652-1-2-1-3-3-1-30424621116101285674572713711158
Sunrise
7:05
7:07
7:09
7:11
7:11
7:13
Sunset
8:08
8:07
8:04
8:01
8:00
7:58

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Drizzle on Thu afternoon turning to light snow on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). 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.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 260).
Bow Valley Airport
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
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
19°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
Banff Airport
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
0.0 km
47 km E
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 233).
3
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
19 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 252).
63
58 km NE
1158m alt.
59 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 209).
27
61 km SW
914m alt.
57 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 268).
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.