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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, severe gales from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9150
9650
8400
4850
8400
3950
4150
2950
3300
3150
3050
3300
km/h
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
S
35
WSW
35
SW
65
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
1
 mm
0.3
max °C
6
9
9
9
11
11
8
10
9
3
5
3
-1
1
0
-1
3
3
min °C
5
8
8
8
11
9
8
10
4
3
5
0
-1
0
-2
-2
2
3
 chill °C
3
6
6
6
9
5
4
6
-3
-3
-1
-4
-6
-4
-7
-6
-1
0
Freezing level m
3800
4250
4250
4250
4500
4450
4250
4400
4150
3550
3750
3450
3050
3150
3000
2850
3450
3600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
699911108107352-11-1-233101512141713131610810645348718231822261921251616191212139111713
Sunrise
6:43
6:45
6:46
6:48
6:48
6:50
Sunset
8:42
8:39
8:37
8:35
8:32
8:30

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, severe gales from the SW by Thu night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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
20°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 280).
0.0 km
47 km E
1317m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 347).
2
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
30 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 140).
21
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SE
(8 kph at 127).
11
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
45 minutes ago
21°C
-
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 175).
26

* 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.