The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Mt. Hector from little Hector, Mount Hector

Mount Hector

 

Days 0-3 The Tower Weather Summary:

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 The Tower Weather Summary:

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
rain showers
moderate rain
heavy rain
moderate rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
partially cloudy
rain showers
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
Wind km/h
5 WSW5
5 W5
10 N10
25 NNE25
10 NNW10
5 WNW5
10 SSW10
15 SW15
15 SW15
40 SW40
45 SW45
15 WSW15
20 W20
45 W45
20 WSW20
20 WSW20
30 W30
5 SW5
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Rain
Rain mm
9 10 18 6 4 9 - - - - - 1 - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
6 8 6 7 9 9 10 14 13 11 11 8 3 5 4 4 7 6
Low °C
6 7 5 6 9 7 9 13 10 11 10 3 2 4 0 2 7 2
Chill °C
5 7 5 4 7 8 9 13 12 7 7 4 -3 -1 -1 0 3 5
Freezing level m
3500 3650 3500 3350 3650 3850 3800 4200 4250 4000 4050 3400 2750 2950 2800 2700 3300 3200
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
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Sunrise
5:26 - - 5:26 - - 5:28 - - 5:28 - - 5:28 - - 5:28 - -
Sunset
- 9:58 - - 9:58 - - 9:58 - - 9:58 - - 9:58 - - 9:58 -

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Bow Valley Airport
28 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
12.8° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
BowValley
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
12.0° C
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
Banff
41 km NW
1383m alt.
3 hours ago
10.7° C
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
Banff Airport
42 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
11.9° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).
Bragg Creek
52 km E
1365m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 360).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to The Tower and within an acceptable time window.