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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Sat 16 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light snow
km/h
5
WNW
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
8
12
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
0.1
0.8
max °C
-6
-5
-6
-5
-3
-4
-2
0
-1
0
1
1
-1
0
1
3
5
4
min °C
-6
-5
-8
-7
-4
-6
-3
-1
-2
-1
1
-2
-2
-1
0
2
4
0
-6
-9
-14
-13
-7
-9
-6
-4
-5
-4
1
-2
-2
-1
-3
-1
2
-2
1600
1750
1100
1600
2050
1250
2050
2350
2050
2400
2650
2500
2300
2350
2550
2800
2950
3050
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2250
2200
2450
2400
2250
2500
2900
2950
2900
2800
2200
2200
2450
2900
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:50
5:48
5:48
5:46
5:45
5:43
Sunset
9:24
9:25
9:27
9:29
9:30
9:31

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Tue 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.
49 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 280).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
49 minutes 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
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 190).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
49 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
31 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 155).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 190).
3
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
49 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 123).
0
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 261).
0

* 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.