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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2400
2200
2250
2300
2200
6800
6350
7850
6800
2900
2700
2850
2250
2400
4250
km/h
70
SSW
40
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
10
WSW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
-4
-6
-7
-6
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-1
-1
0
-1
-5
-5
-5
min °C
-1
-6
-7
-7
-8
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
0
-5
-6
-5
-7
 chill °C
-8
-14
-13
-14
-14
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-11
-8
-13
-13
-13
-10
Freezing level m
3400
2300
2200
2250
1800
2150
2750
2650
2550
2750
2900
2650
3000
2650
2250
2500
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-5-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-2-20-3-6-5-66-1-2-2-4021121251-20-3146562510471157136594
Sunrise
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
Sunset
7:32
—
—
7:30
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:25
—
—
7:23
—
—
7:22
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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 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

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
-
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 230).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 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
8°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 160).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 99).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
56 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 46).
8
61 km SW
914m alt.
45 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 307).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
42 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 81).
18

* 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.