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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2200
2500
2250
6700
6700
6000
8600
2500
2550
2200
2200
2350
2700
2500
9200
km/h
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
55
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
35
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-7
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-4
-6
-4
0
3
2
2
min °C
-7
-8
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-6
-6
-5
-3
1
2
-1
 chill °C
-16
-15
-7
-6
-7
-7
-8
-11
-12
-11
-12
-12
-10
-8
-4
-4
-6
Freezing level m
2200
1800
2200
2900
2750
2650
2850
2600
2550
2650
2350
2200
2500
2500
3350
3450
3400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
Sunset
7:30
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:25
—
—
7:23
—
—
7:22
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—
7:19
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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Mon night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed 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.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 210).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 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
13°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 168).
3
61 km SW
914m alt.
47 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 243).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
43 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 70).
2

* 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.