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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
8450
2400
2200
2200
2300
2200
6750
6650
9050
3350
2800
2650
2250
km/h
30
SSW
50
SSW
60
SSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
0.5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
8
10
8
0
-2
-2
-3
0
1
0
1
2
0
1
2
0
min °C
6
9
4
-2
-2
-2
-4
-2
1
-1
0
2
-1
0
1
-3
 chill °C
2
4
0
-7
-7
-7
-9
-5
-2
-4
-3
-2
-7
-6
-5
-8
Freezing level m
3700
4000
3500
2300
2200
2200
1850
2050
2600
2400
2500
2750
2450
2500
2700
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
562-5-6-7-7-5-4-3-4-3-3-4-3-57106-1-2-2-4-11-112-112-2111614655259471156105
Sunrise
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:32
—
—
7:30
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:25
—
—
7:23
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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

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
-
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 210).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 190).
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.
3 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 150).
0.0 km
BanffCs-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.
3 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 189).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 180).
5
61 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 252).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 295).
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.