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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Fri 05 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Tue morning). Mainly near gales.

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
10
SW
35
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
W
 cm 
1
5
3
1
3
7
 mm 
max°C
-10
-9
-10
-8
-8
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-6
-5
-9
-8
-6
-5
-4
-5
min°C
-11
-9
-11
-10
-8
-10
-9
-8
-9
-9
-7
-8
-11
-8
-9
-6
-4
-11
chill°C 
-17
-16
-15
-16
-15
-18
-16
-17
-19
-16
-15
-20
-22
-15
-16
-13
-11
-17
Freezing level (m
750
600
200
850
700
450
900
750
700
1000
950
1250
1150
1000
750
1350
1700
400
Cloud base (m)
2200
2150
2200
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2350
2200
2200
2200
2150
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-12-14-12-11-12-12-11-11-12-10-10-13-12-10-8-8-11-11-9-11-9-8-10-9-8-9-9-7-7-10-8-8-6-4-8-7-4-7-7-4-7-6-4-6-5-3-2-5-2-4-31-5
Sunrise
8:26
8:27
8:29
8:30
8:30
8:32
Sunset
4:36
4:36
4:35
4:35
4:35
4:35

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Tue morning). Mainly near gales.

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.
1 hour ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 240).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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
0° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
56 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
11
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 72).
14
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 138).
7
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 252).
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.