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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2450
2350
2200
2700
8750
km/h
5
S
15
NNW
25
NNW
10
W
10
SW
5
S
5
W
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
15
6
 mm
max °C
1
-3
-4
-3
-4
-4
-3
-1
2
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
min °C
-2
-3
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
1
2
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
 chill °C
-4
-6
-11
-6
-7
-4
-4
-6
-2
-2
2
2
3
5
2
4
2
Freezing level m
3200
2500
2450
2600
2450
2450
2600
2450
3200
3500
3850
3800
3750
3800
3800
3800
3850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-3-4-3-4-4-4-223445555540010011476710881071266767859137131712141912
Sunrise
7:13
7:15
7:16
7:18
7:20
Sunset
8:00
7:58
7:54
7:52
7:51
7:49

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Wed 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.
45 minutes ago
1°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
29 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 142).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 144).
2
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 257).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
29 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 57).
6

* 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.