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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, near gales from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2300
3000
8650
4650
6100
4650
5450
2200
2550
3100
km/h
15
NW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
5
S
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
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Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
2
 mm
1.5
max °C
-3
-3
0
0
3
5
5
8
8
7
9
8
1
1
1
2
5
7
min °C
-3
-3
-2
0
2
3
5
7
6
7
8
3
-1
1
0
1
4
6
 chill °C
-8
-7
-7
-4
-1
0
2
3
0
4
5
3
-6
-4
-6
-2
1
3
Freezing level m
2550
2700
2900
3200
3500
3700
3900
4100
4200
4000
4200
4050
3250
3250
3050
3400
3750
4150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-103458779601125711248791310121495646101078610171216211619221411159131914
Sunrise
6:50
6:52
6:54
6:54
6:56
6:58
Sunset
8:30
8:29
8:27
8:23
8:22
8:20

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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 8°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, near gales from the SW by Tue night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 230).
lightning 20km ESE of Canmore
13 km NE
1652m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours 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
-
Wind obs. (6 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
5°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).
0.0 km
lightning 27km W of Cochrane
45 km NE
1311m alt.
49 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 194).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
Light rain.
Wind obs. (10 kph from 201 degs) was rejected.

* 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.