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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Fri 15 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
rain shwrs
light snow
km/h
5
SW
0
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
0
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
14
15
13
5
1
1
1
2
4
0.3
0.1
1.3
max °C
-2
-5
-5
-7
-6
-4
-4
-3
-1
-1
0
2
1
2
3
2
1
4
2
min °C
-5
-6
-5
-9
-7
-4
-6
-4
-2
-2
-1
1
-2
0
3
1
1
3
-2
-7
-6
-10
-16
-13
-7
-6
-6
-4
-5
-3
-1
-5
-2
-1
-3
-3
0
-2
1850
1650
1800
1250
1550
1950
1000
1950
2300
1900
2400
2600
2500
2500
2850
2900
2600
2850
2550
Cloud base (m)
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2400
2400
2200
2300
2750
2900
2850
2600
2500
3050
2850
2200
2300
2450
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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 -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Mon 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.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
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
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
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
5° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 235).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 238).
5
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 123).
19
61 km SW
914m alt.
51 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 254).
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.