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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, severe gales from the W by Tue morning).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
40
WNW
45
W
5
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
5
WSW
0
ESE
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
60
WSW
75
W
55
WSW
40
WSW
1
1
2
max °C
-12
-13
-16
-14
-13
-15
-17
-16
-18
-16
-14
-9
-4
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
min °C
-13
-14
-17
-16
-13
-16
-18
-16
-19
-17
-14
-13
-7
-2
-3
-2
-2
-2
-26
-25
-22
-23
-20
-16
-18
-16
-26
-23
-21
-20
-15
-10
-13
-12
-11
-10
500
800
0
0
800
0
0
450
0
0
600
0
200
1450
1300
2000
2250
2050
Cloud base (m)
2300
3050
2450
2400
2750
2300
2200
2300
2250
2200
2350
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-18-19-19-18-19-21-21-21-20-19-13-7-4-4-4-5-5-13-14-17-15-13-16-18-16-19-17-14-11-6-2-3-2-2-2-6-6-13-10-5-12-12-8-15-11-6-9-61-1353
Sunrise
8:02
8:00
7:56
7:54
7:52
7:50
Sunset
7:39
7:42
7:43
7:45
7:46
7:47

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, severe gales from the W by Tue morning).

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
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
50 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
34 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 68).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
37 minutes ago
-5° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 76).
5
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
50 minutes ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 159).
0
61 km SW
914m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 284).
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.