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The Tower Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3250
2200
2200
2200
2250
2550
2300
2200
2200
7350
2800
2900
2250
2600
km/h
25
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
20
WSW
30
W
20
W
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
SW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
6
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-2
-3
-4
-5
-7
-7
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-1
1
min °C
-3
-3
-3
-4
-7
-8
-7
-7
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
-5
-3
-3
-1
 chill °C
-10
-11
-12
-13
-14
-16
-14
-10
-10
-8
-11
-9
-7
-9
-6
-7
-4
Freezing level m
2800
2450
2450
2500
2250
1950
2250
1550
1900
2500
1950
2300
2600
2100
2450
2800
3150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-3-4-6-8-7-7-6-5-5-5-4-5-3-202-100-2-3-2-4-30-2-11-21331045744614826946116
Sunrise
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
Sunset
7:25
—
—
7:23
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:19
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:15
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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 Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 230).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
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.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 310).
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.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 287).
16
58 km NE
1158m alt.
38 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SSW
(8 kph at 194).
11
61 km SW
914m alt.
37 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 177).
5

* 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.