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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 6mm) on Fri afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
6350
2250
2300
2200
2450
2550
2250
2200
2500
2200
2200
2300
2550
2550
2250
2200
2200
km/h
10
SW
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
S
5
E
10
NE
5
W
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
0
SE
5
NNE
10
NNE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
2
1
5
4
 mm
0.3
0.8
3
0.1
0.1
2
0.2
5
10
max °C
10
12
8
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
min °C
9
11
5
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
 chill °C
7
9
3
0
-1
-2
0
-2
-2
-2
1
-2
1
3
3
3
1
1
Freezing level m
3750
3950
3500
3200
2850
2800
2800
2800
2800
2850
2750
2800
2850
2900
3150
3200
3050
3050
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Sunrise
6:54
6:56
6:58
7:00
7:01
7:03
Sunset
8:23
8:22
8:20
8:17
8:15
8:13

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Mild with light rain (total 6mm) on Fri afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°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
-
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).
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
23°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
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
23°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 307).
16
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 126).
8
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
-
61
Near gales from the NW
(61 kph at 312).
76
61 km SW
914m alt.
55 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 290 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.