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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light rain
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9500
9100
8500
3200
3300
9300
6850
3000
3450
2300
2300
2250
2200
2300
2350
km/h
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
10
SW
10
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
13
1
 mm
0.5
0.3
max °C
10
11
8
8
9
7
5
7
4
5
7
6
3
3
-1
-3
-2
1
min °C
8
11
7
7
9
3
3
6
2
3
6
5
2
1
-3
-4
-2
-3
 chill °C
5
9
4
5
7
-2
-1
2
-1
0
2
0
-1
1
-6
-8
-6
-7
Freezing level m
4000
3950
3800
3550
3650
3450
3050
3200
3100
3100
3250
3550
2950
2850
2200
1950
2200
1650
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Sunrise
7:24
7:26
7:28
7:28
7:31
7:33
Sunset
7:42
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:32
7:30

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
4 hours ago
1°C
No report.
Bow Valley Airport
28 km NNE
711m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
4 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
40 km NW
639m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 10).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
4 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
Banff Airport
42 km NW
707m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
52 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 222).
5
61 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 253).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 210).
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.