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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
3000
5500
9350
5700
2300
2550
2400
2300
2750
6450
9650
km/h
30
WSW
30
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
ESE
10
SSW
25
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-7
-6
-6
-6
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-2
0
3
4
4
5
min °C
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-4
-4
-3
-4
-5
-3
-1
1
3
4
5
 chill °C
-16
-16
-12
-10
-10
-7
-10
-7
-8
-7
-6
-4
-2
1
2
2
Freezing level m
2300
2050
2400
2000
2050
2650
2500
2500
2650
2450
2550
3000
3450
3650
3700
3900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-6-6-6-4-4-3-4-5-3-12445-2-3-1-3-21-111-125479745835105696813812179
Sunrise
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7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:45
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:19
—
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7:16
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7:15
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7:13
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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 -3°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Mon 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
-1°C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
42 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 290).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 260).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 285).
3
68 km SSW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 328).
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.