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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 11 pm Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
light snow
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
3350
3000
2300
2200
2500
2250
2300
2800
2700
2750
2400
2300
2250
2200
km/h
85
WSW
60
WSW
20
WSW
0
W
10
NE
5
NE
5
SE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
10
E
5
E
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
2
1
23
 mm
max °C
5
2
0
-2
-6
-5
-5
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
-3
-4
-4
min °C
3
1
-1
-5
-6
-6
-6
-4
-3
-3
-2
-3
-2
-4
-4
-8
 chill °C
-5
-6
-7
-8
-10
-9
-9
-6
-3
-3
-5
-3
-6
-8
-8
-11
Freezing level m
3900
3400
3050
2650
2300
2450
2100
2300
2800
2400
2800
2750
3000
2600
2550
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
42-1-4-6-6-6-4-3-3-2-3-2-4-4-6663-1-1-1-3-12122211-310139668461058106773
Sunrise
7:07
7:09
7:11
7:11
7:13
Sunset
8:07
8:04
8:01
8:00
7:58

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
Bow Valley Airport
28 km NNE
711m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 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
639m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
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
Banff Airport
42 km NW
707m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
0.0 km
47 km E
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 355).
2
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
41 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 95).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the ENE
(8 kph at 59).
10
61 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the W
(10 kph at 276).
11

* 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.