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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Tue 12 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
15
SW
20
S
45
SSW
15
WSW
25
W
40
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
20
WSW
35
W
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
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3
2
1
5
2
2
1
0.1
0.1
max °C
7
9
7
2
-1
1
0
-2
-1
-2
-4
-3
-5
-6
-4
-5
-3
0
-2
min °C
7
9
6
-1
-1
1
-3
-3
-1
-5
-5
-3
-8
-8
-5
-6
-4
-1
-3
5
6
1
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-5
-10
-12
-11
-14
-13
-8
-9
-7
-4
-9
3750
3850
3400
2500
2350
2550
2150
2100
2400
2000
1900
2150
1500
1450
1950
1400
1950
2400
1950
Cloud base (m)
7900
4450
3200
2550
2200
2500
3300
2500
2750
2650
2200
3250
2350
2200
2700
2400
2200
2750
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
552-4-6-4-6-8-6-8-10-8-11-12-10-9-9-6-77971-11-2-3-1-4-5-3-7-7-5-6-4-1-311161576105683460141584
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 -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
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
7° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 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
8° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
33 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 187).
3
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 163).
20
61 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 260).
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.