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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Thu 21 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, severe gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Mon night turning to light snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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snow showers
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
40
WSW
75
WSW
30
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
50
SW
25
S
10
ESE
15
SW
5
ENE
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Snow map
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1.2
0.1
max °C
-3
-3
-3
-1
-1
-1
3
2
-1
2
1
1
3
3
3
0
1
min °C
-4
-4
-3
-1
-2
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1
0
-1
1
0
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0
-8
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-6
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-1
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3600
3500
3500
3150
3300
Cloud base (m)
3050
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3350
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2950
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3700
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3350
3300
3950
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Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-3-1-2-221-1211333-11202434755755877431161013912161012161013171314118
Sunrise
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: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, severe gales from the WSW by Sat night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle on Mon night turning to light snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for The Tower at the specific elevation of 3117 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.
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 240).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
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
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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
13° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 112).
13
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Dry
Wind obs. (21 kph from 206 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 322).
50
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 271).
10

* 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.