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The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm) heaviest on Wed night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
snow showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2250
2550
2900
9150
6500
6000
3450
4900
2600
2200
2300
2200
2200
2750
2500
km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
30
SSW
15
SSE
5
SE
5
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
 mm
0.1
1.1
10
0.5
0.5
0.1
0.2
max °C
2
5
9
8
11
14
12
11
12
7
2
3
1
1
5
3
min °C
2
3
8
7
9
13
9
9
8
2
2
3
0
0
4
2
 chill °C
-1
1
6
5
8
12
6
7
8
-1
-2
-2
-6
-4
2
0
Freezing level m
2950
3050
3550
3750
3900
4100
4150
3800
4000
3450
2800
2850
2550
2600
2900
3000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-134687562-2-2-4-4-2-124981014111010523115371118131622151818981178137
Sunrise
6:52
6:54
6:54
6:56
6:58
Sunset
8:29
8:27
8:23
8:22
8:20

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm) heaviest on Wed night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours 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
16°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 167).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
47 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 170).
2
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
61 km SW
914m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 245).
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.