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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
km/h
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
W
5
NNE
0
WNW
5
N
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
15
W
15
SW
20
WSW
40
WSW
20
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
6
6
4
1
1.4
max °C
-3
-1
-1
-1
1
0
-2
-2
-2
0
3
2
4
8
7
6
9
8
min °C
-4
-1
-3
-2
1
-3
-4
-2
-4
-1
2
0
3
6
4
5
9
3
-7
-3
-6
-6
-2
-7
-7
-2
-7
-3
0
-2
2
3
1
1
5
-1
1950
2350
1950
2250
2550
2200
2000
2300
1900
2350
2750
2600
2900
3250
3400
3300
3550
3450
Cloud base (m)
2300
2850
2950
2200
2550
2600
2200
2350
2200
2200
2950
3050
4300
3100
3400
3300
3350
4050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-6-6-6-5-6-8-6-6-5-3-3-222142-4-1-2-21-2-3-2-3-13147669658371055628127111612141812
Sunrise
5:48
5:46
5:45
5:43
5:43
5:41
Sunset
9:27
9:29
9:30
9:31
9:32
9:34

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

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.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 260).
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
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
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
6° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 207).
11
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the S
(8 kph at 177).
11
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 260).
15
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 177).
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.