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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, severe gales from the SSW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3450
3200
8650
5500
8150
4250
2500
2200
2300
2200
2200
4150
3300
3200
km/h
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
55
SSW
80
SSW
75
SSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
0
1
1
-1
3
7
6
1
-4
-6
-6
-6
-3
-3
-2
-5
-4
-4
min °C
0
1
-1
-1
2
4
5
-1
-6
-6
-6
-8
-4
-3
-4
-6
-4
-5
 chill °C
-5
-5
-5
-5
-3
-2
-2
-10
-14
-13
-12
-15
-8
-7
-8
-10
-8
-11
Freezing level m
3150
3300
3100
2950
3450
3850
4000
3350
2250
2200
2400
1900
2000
2700
2500
2300
2600
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
010-13660-5-6-6-7-4-3-3-6-4-5574488106-1-2-2-4-12-1-11-1121591116111614567251047105
Sunrise
7:28
7:28
7:31
7:33
7:33
7:35
Sunset
7:37
7:35
7:32
7:30
7:28
7:25

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, severe gales from the SSW by Fri morning).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

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
-
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 240).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
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.
3 hours ago
19°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
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.
3 hours ago
18°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 227).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the S
(10 kph at 185).
13
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 133).
3
68 km SSW
865m alt.
56 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 129).
10

* 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.