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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Mon 15 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
 km/h
45
SW
55
SW
70
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
15
SW
15
N
35
W
40
W
15
SW
20
SW
45
WSW
15
W
35
W
45
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
 cm 
2
7
1
5
10
7
3
1
1
1
3
 mm 
max°C
0
-1
-3
-9
-9
-6
-9
-12
-14
-13
-11
-10
-12
-13
-16
-15
-15
-14
min°C
0
-2
-9
-10
-9
-9
-12
-12
-15
-14
-12
-12
-12
-15
-17
-17
-15
-15
chill°C 
-8
-11
-20
-22
-19
-15
-19
-20
-27
-22
-20
-20
-21
-27
-30
-29
-26
-25
Freezing level (m
2600
2050
1000
850
900
950
550
300
0
150
350
300
500
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2250
2200
2400
2200
2250
2300
2250
2200
2150
2200
2250
2250
2250
2250
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-5-9-13-14-11-14-16-17-16-15-14-15-18-19-19-19-180-2-6-10-9-8-11-12-15-14-12-11-12-14-17-16-15-1533-2-6-3-3-5-8-13-11-7-7-8-9-15-14-10-11
Sunrise
8:37
8:37
8:37
8:38
8:40
8:40
Sunset
4:35
4:35
4:35
4:36
4:36
4:37

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Wed morning).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W 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 5 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
10° C
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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
-12° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 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
4° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 296).
11
58 km NE
1158m alt.
30 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
Wind obs. (27 kph from 148 degs) was rejected.
61 km SW
914m alt.
49 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the SSE
(10 kph at 156).
16
68 km SSW
865m alt.
30 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 64).
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.