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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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong 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
cloud
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
cloudy
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
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
35
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
35
SW
40
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
22
1
 mm
max °C
6
6
5
3
4
3
-1
2
1
0
3
3
-1
-2
-4
-8
-7
-1
min °C
6
5
4
3
4
0
-1
1
-1
0
1
3
-2
-3
-7
-8
-7
-6
 chill °C
2
1
-1
0
0
-6
-7
-6
-5
-5
-6
-4
-7
-6
-12
-14
-13
-11
Freezing level m
4000
3950
3800
3550
3650
3450
3050
3200
3100
3100
3250
3550
2950
2850
2200
1950
2200
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong 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 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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.
3 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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.
3 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 234).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 239).
13
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 248).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
2 hours 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.