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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Fri 05 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

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
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
30
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
50
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
65
WSW
75
WNW
75
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
5
W
35
W
 cm 
2
7
1
2
4
8
 mm 
max°C
-13
-12
-12
-11
-11
-11
-12
-11
-11
-11
-8
-8
-13
-11
-10
-10
-12
-17
min°C
-13
-12
-14
-11
-12
-13
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-12
-13
-13
-12
-11
-13
-19
chill°C 
-21
-20
-20
-19
-21
-24
-21
-23
-23
-21
-22
-25
-28
-25
-21
-20
-18
-34
Freezing level (m
700
600
250
850
750
600
850
700
550
1000
950
1050
1250
600
850
1300
750
0
Cloud base (m)
2200
2150
2200
2250
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2150
2200
2300
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-12-13-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-13-12-11-11-13-18-11-9-10-9-8-10-10-8-9-9-7-7-10-9-8-7-8-16-7-5-7-7-4-7-5-4-7-5-3-3-4-3-5-2-2-16
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. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 240).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 210).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
35 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 189).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
8
Light winds from the ENE
(8 kph at 75).
11
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
54 minutes ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 134).
4
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 263).
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.