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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Wed 13 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
20
S
60
SSW
15
WSW
30
W
45
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
5
SSE
5
SW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
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4
11
2
2
4
2
1
max °C
9
7
3
0
1
0
-3
0
-1
-5
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
-1
-2
min °C
9
6
-1
-2
1
-4
-4
-1
-5
-5
-6
-7
-7
-5
-6
-4
-2
-3
6
0
-8
-9
-6
-8
-7
-6
-9
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
-9
-7
-4
-6
3850
3400
2650
2250
2600
2200
2050
2400
1950
1800
1700
1200
1550
1900
1100
1900
2300
1800
Cloud base (m)
4250
3250
2450
2200
2750
3800
2900
2800
2400
2200
2200
2200
2200
2300
2250
2200
2550
2850
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Sunrise
5:54
5:52
5:52
5:50
5:48
5:48
Sunset
9:20
9:22
9:22
9:24
9:25
9:27

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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 9°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Fri night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 220).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour 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
6° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 310).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 198).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
39 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SW
(8 kph at 215).
10
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 339).
17
61 km SW
914m alt.
42 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 278 degs) was rejected.

* 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.