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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Thu 21 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
km/h
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
30
WSW
55
WSW
20
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
60
SW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
15
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
7
4
1.6
0.6
max °C
0
2
1
1
3
3
4
7
6
5
7
6
5
7
6
0
-1
-2
min °C
-2
1
-1
1
3
2
3
7
3
4
7
2
3
7
1
0
-2
-4
-2
-2
-3
1
1
0
0
3
-2
0
2
-3
-1
1
-1
0
-5
-10
2250
2650
2450
2600
2800
2900
2850
3300
3250
3050
3350
3300
2900
3500
3100
2550
2350
2100
Cloud base (m)
2350
3000
2950
3450
2800
3150
2900
3200
7750
8000
3700
3250
2900
3550
2250
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-4-4-4-2-2-221021-12-1-4-6-7-1201334755744740-2-371169129121610131610121610853
Sunrise
5:43
5:43
5:41
5:39
5:39
5:37
Sunset
9:31
9:32
9:34
9:36
9:37
9:37

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

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.
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour 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
8° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
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
6° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
55 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 246).
11
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SSW
(8 kph at 199).
11
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
6
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 148).
5

* 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.