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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 8mm) on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light snow
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
light rain
light snow
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2550
2200
3050
3200
6200
2250
3000
3150
2400
2650
3050
7050
7200
3650
8700
2500
km/h
10
SE
5
SE
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SE
5
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
3
1
 mm
0.3
0.6
0.1
1.6
1.2
0.3
2
1.2
0.2
0.1
0.9
max °C
2
2
3
5
7
5
5
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
8
9
11
9
min °C
1
1
2
4
7
4
4
6
4
4
5
4
5
9
7
8
10
-1
 chill °C
-2
1
-1
2
6
4
3
4
2
2
3
0
2
7
4
4
7
-5
Freezing level m
2700
2750
3150
3200
3300
3300
3100
3250
3300
3100
3100
3250
3500
3650
3850
4000
3950
3550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-20021011001345560223575565454698911498711151012141011139121812152010
Sunrise
7:00
7:01
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:07
Sunset
8:17
8:15
8:13
8:10
8:08
8:07

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 8mm) on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for The Tower at the specific elevation of 2500 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
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
0.0 km
BowValley-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
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 60).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 327).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 158).
2
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 16).
15
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 279).
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.