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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Wed 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
5
SW
10
WSW
5
NE
5
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
W
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
 cm 
3
1
 mm 
0.9
0.1
0.6
0.5
max°C
13
11
11
12
9
8
10
9
10
11
9
3
3
0
3
7
8
min°C
13
10
10
11
7
7
10
8
9
11
4
3
-1
-1
1
5
6
chill°C 
13
9
10
10
6
6
9
6
6
9
-1
-3
-4
-4
-3
2
2
Freezing level (m
4300
4200
4050
4050
3900
3650
3800
3850
4050
4000
3900
2850
2800
2350
2700
3200
4050
Cloud base (m)
9150
4150
4050
8350
6850
2700
2900
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:20
7:22
7:22
7:24
7:26
Sunset
7:51
7:49
7:45
7:44
7:42
7:39

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 240).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
25
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 170).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 240).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 198).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 77 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 176).
0
61 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 246).
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.