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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2200
2250
2200
2200
2650
2350
8900
5200
4650
3250
5650
9550
9600
km/h
55
WSW
35
W
20
WSW
25
WNW
20
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
15
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-4
-5
-7
-7
-6
-6
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-1
-1
2
2
2
5
min °C
-4
-4
-6
-7
-7
-7
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-2
-1
0
2
1
3
 chill °C
-13
-12
-14
-15
-14
-10
-10
-8
-9
-7
-4
-6
-5
-4
-2
2
-1
0
Freezing level m
2350
2500
2200
2100
2350
1600
1900
2500
2000
2350
2600
2200
2650
2950
3250
3400
3300
3750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-6-7-7-7-6-5-4-4-4-4-2-11224-10-2-3-2-4-20-201-12435665755714826104712710158
Sunrise
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:45
—
—
Sunset
—
7:23
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:19
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:13
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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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Fri morning). 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.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 210).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours 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
17°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
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
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
38 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 87).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 214 degs) was rejected.
61 km SW
914m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SSE
(8 kph at 163).
13
68 km SSW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 75).
3

* 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.