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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Thu 21 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, severe gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
km/h
5
NW
10
WSW
5
W
0
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
35
WSW
60
WSW
30
WSW
40
SW
30
SW
30
SW
65
SW
20
SSW
10
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
5
7
12
max °C
-6
-3
-3
-3
-1
-1
-1
2
2
0
2
1
0
2
0
-3
-4
-5
min °C
-6
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
1
0
0
2
0
-1
2
-2
-3
-5
-7
-9
-8
-7
-3
-5
-6
-7
-6
-8
-6
-5
-6
-8
-6
-5
-7
-8
-14
2250
2700
2450
2700
2950
2900
2850
3300
3300
3100
3400
3200
2950
3400
3000
2700
2450
2100
Cloud base (m)
8300
3050
3000
3450
3150
3050
2850
3150
8650
3950
3250
3300
3150
2950
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-4-4-3-2-2-221021-12-1-3-5-6-1202434755744741-1-3711610129121510131610121610753
Sunrise
5:43
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 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, severe gales from the WSW by Sat night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

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.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 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
12° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
38 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 190).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
21 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 212).
16
58 km NE
1158m alt.
25 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 160).
8
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
38 minutes ago
12° C
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 318).
20
61 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 283 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.