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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
5350
8700
4700
2400
2200
2200
2250
2200
2700
5500
3100
2850
2500
2200
km/h
20
SSW
45
SW
80
SSW
80
SSW
40
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
SW
35
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
14
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
6
6
2
-4
-6
-7
-7
-6
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-3
min °C
2
3
5
0
-6
-6
-7
-8
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-9
 chill °C
-2
-3
-3
-7
-12
-12
-15
-14
-11
-10
-9
-9
-8
-11
-10
-10
-14
Freezing level m
3450
3750
3900
3500
2350
2250
2250
1850
1950
2500
2400
2450
2750
2500
2600
2750
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
3561-5-6-7-8-6-5-4-4-3-3-2-2-68796-1-2-2-4-21-112112-31611161465624947114774
Sunrise
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
Sunset
7:35
—
—
7:32
—
—
7:30
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:25
—
—
7:23
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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 6°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

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.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 310).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 208).
34
58 km NE
1158m alt.
44 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 82).
5
61 km SW
914m alt.
41 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 236).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 295).
3

* 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.