Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Sun 15 Mar Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun night, severe gales from the W by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Sat morning). Mainly severe gales.

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
25
WSW
30
W
50
W
70
WSW
60
W
70
W
85
W
30
SW
55
WSW
60
SW
50
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
20
WSW
80
WSW
40
SW
5
SE
5
W
20
WSW
2
2
1
2
2
12
10
2
8
6
3
max °C
-7
-4
-5
-3
-5
-5
-4
-5
-5
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-9
-18
-15
-14
min °C
-17
-6
-5
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
-5
-8
-16
-18
-17
-15
-27
-14
-15
-15
-16
-16
-17
-13
-15
-16
-14
-14
-13
-11
-21
-16
-22
-17
-24
0
250
1600
1350
1550
2200
1950
2100
2300
2400
2350
2400
2300
2200
2250
750
500
950
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2400
2200
2250
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-5-5-4-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-7-13-18-16-15-11-5-3-2-3-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-3-9-14-12-13-9-60-124244455445-4-7-4-11
Sunrise
7:52
7:50
7:48
7:46
7:43
7:41
Sunset
7:46
7:47
7:50
7:52
7:52
7:54

Loading...

The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun night, severe gales from the W by Tue night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Sat morning). Mainly severe gales.

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
-
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 230).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
36 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 152).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
41 minutes ago
-1° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 195).
42
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
54 minutes ago
-9° C
-
Wind obs. (76 kph from 146 degs) was rejected.
61 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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.