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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Wed 13 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
40
SW
15
WSW
30
W
40
W
20
WSW
5
WSW
20
W
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
10
N
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
5
4
5
3
1
3
1
0.1
0.1
max °C
7
4
0
1
0
-2
0
-1
-6
-5
-6
-4
-3
-4
-3
-1
-2
min °C
6
-1
-1
1
-3
-3
0
-5
-6
-5
-8
-6
-3
-5
-4
-1
-3
0
-7
-8
-6
-7
-6
-5
-9
-10
-9
-13
-10
-6
-7
-7
-4
-7
3400
2750
2350
2650
2200
2100
2500
1900
1750
1800
1250
1700
2100
1400
2000
2400
1950
Cloud base (m)
3100
2550
2200
3100
3650
2400
2450
2200
2250
2250
2600
2800
2250
2200
2750
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
72
Gales from the WSW
(72 kph at 240).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 280).
0.0 km
BowValley-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
5° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
lightning 27km SW of Banff
42 km W
2018m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
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
9° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 285).
35
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 193 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 264).
50

* 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.