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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Wed 13 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light rain
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
20
SSE
45
SW
10
WSW
30
W
45
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
5
S
15
SW
10
W
5
N
5
WNW
5
N
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
3
3
4
6
1
5
4
1
2
1
0.1
max °C
9
7
3
0
1
0
-2
0
-1
-5
-5
-6
-5
-4
-5
-4
-2
-2
min °C
8
7
-1
-1
1
-3
-3
0
-5
-5
-5
-8
-7
-4
-7
-5
-3
-4
4
2
-8
-8
-6
-8
-6
-5
-10
-10
-9
-11
-7
-4
-10
-7
-6
-8
3850
3400
2700
2300
2600
2200
2100
2450
2050
1850
1850
1450
1550
1950
1200
1800
2200
1800
Cloud base (m)
4200
3200
2450
2200
2900
3200
2400
3250
2500
2200
2750
2250
2200
2250
2200
2200
2500
2700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
52-3-5-4-7-8-6-7-10-10-11-11-9-10-10-8-7971-11-2-30-3-5-5-7-6-4-6-5-3-315168710569433-224-1363
Sunrise
5:54
5:52
5:52
5:50
5:48
5:48
Sunset
9:20
9:22
9:22
9:24
9:25
9:27

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°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.
47 minutes ago
-
80
Severe gales from the SSW
(80 kph at 210).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 50).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
47 minutes 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
7° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
47 minutes ago
17° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 260).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
31 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 130).
58
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 181).
2
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
47 minutes ago
14° C
-
65
Gales from the SSE
(65 kph at 158).
96
61 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 212).
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.