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The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, severe gales from the SW by Mon night).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
4700
8600
8600
5400
4400
6400
6700
3350
6000
8100
km/h
10
SW
40
SW
50
WSW
40
SW
70
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
45
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.8
0.2
max °C
11
11
8
10
7
3
5
5
2
4
3
0
3
3
1
4
3
min °C
11
8
8
10
3
2
4
2
1
4
0
0
3
1
0
3
0
 chill °C
10
3
3
6
-3
-3
-1
-1
-2
0
-4
-3
0
-2
-3
-1
-8
Freezing level m
4450
4400
4150
4400
3850
3500
3700
3600
3350
3650
3450
3050
3550
3450
3150
3600
3550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1110810535424203214217131315981177955865952518192415161913141812131711131711
Sunrise
6:46
6:48
6:48
6:50
6:52
Sunset
8:39
8:37
8:35
8:32
8:30
8:29

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, severe gales from the SW by Mon 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
-
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 220).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 340).
0.0 km
47 km E
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 291).
2
lightning 24km WSW of Black Diamond
55 km ESE
1408m alt.
41 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
48 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 96 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.