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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4100
8100
9350
9500
2400
2350
3050
3150
km/h
20
WSW
0
S
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
SW
60
SW
60
SW
40
WSW
15
WSW
5
SE
5
N
5
NW
0
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
2
0.2
0.4
0.2
max °C
14
13
12
15
14
15
18
16
16
18
13
5
9
5
2
6
5
min °C
12
9
10
14
11
13
16
13
14
18
3
4
8
0
1
5
4
 chill °C
10
8
9
13
10
12
16
12
12
16
-4
-2
5
-3
-1
4
4
Freezing level m
4100
4150
4100
4400
4550
4400
4650
4750
4750
4850
4000
2950
3500
2900
2600
3050
3200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
8871099121111125-13-2-4-10131111151314171515188593265221719241822262123271613179101411
Sunrise
6:03
6:05
6:05
6:07
6:09
Sunset
9:30
9:30
9:28
9:27
9:24
9:22

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat night, 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.
2 hours ago
-
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
0.0 km
47 km E
1317m alt.
49 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 302).
0
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 91).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
54 minutes ago
19° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 154).
0
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
54 minutes ago
19° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 313).
46

* 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.