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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2350
6750
6050
2400
2400
2200
2200
2850
2450
8850
7100
3300
km/h
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
25
W
20
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
45
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
3
2
3
3
1
2
2
-1
-4
-3
-4
-1
0
2
6
6
3
min °C
-1
3
1
1
3
0
1
1
-4
-5
-3
-5
-3
0
-1
4
5
1
 chill °C
-4
0
-3
-3
-2
-7
-6
-4
-4
-9
-7
-9
-6
-2
-4
1
0
-4
Freezing level m
2150
2950
3000
2850
2850
2650
2700
2750
2300
1650
2150
1450
1800
2500
2300
3650
3550
3050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-6-9-8-8-6-5-143-113223122-3-5-3-5-201562510471157843504827125
Sunrise
7:33
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:41
—
—
Sunset
—
7:28
—
—
7:25
—
—
7:23
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:19
—
—
7:16
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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W 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.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 70).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the SSW
(10 kph at 207).
13
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 261).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 320).
13

* 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.