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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2750
3450
3250
3900
2200
2550
2250
2200
2300
2250
2400
2900
3350
2750
km/h
20
WSW
80
WSW
55
WSW
25
WSW
5
WSW
10
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
SSE
0
SSW
5
ENE
5
ESE
0
E
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
4
5
1
-1
-2
-6
-5
-6
-7
-6
-5
-4
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
min °C
1
3
1
-1
-5
-6
-5
-7
-7
-6
-6
-5
-3
-2
-3
-2
-2
 chill °C
-4
-5
-7
-7
-8
-10
-8
-11
-7
-6
-9
-5
-3
-6
-6
-4
-6
Freezing level m
3400
3950
3350
2950
2600
2250
2450
2150
2100
2300
2150
2250
2750
2750
2700
2900
2750
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341-1-4-6-5-7-7-6-6-5-3-2-3-2-28663-1-2-1-3-3-1-3-1322421610139567556361169117
Sunrise
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: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for The Tower at the specific elevation of 3117 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.
1 hour ago
1°C
No report.
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 210).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
19°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
20°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-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
17°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
0.0 km
47 km E
1317m alt.
49 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 306).
0
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 82).
16
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 199).
10
61 km SW
914m alt.
58 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 256).
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.