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The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Sun 09 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Tue afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
mod. rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
4300
4800
4900
4300
2200
2750
2300
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2300
2750
3250
km/h
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
25
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
0
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NW
5
WNW
15
WSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
3
3
2
2
 mm
0.7
1.8
0.9
1
0.8
6
4
max °C
8
8
6
8
8
5
4
4
0
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
0
4
4
min °C
7
7
6
8
5
4
3
1
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
3
4
 chill °C
4
6
4
4
1
1
0
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-5
-4
-4
1
0
Freezing level m
4150
4200
3950
4100
3950
3850
3750
3600
3150
3000
2950
2850
2850
2800
3000
3550
3650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:20
6:20
6:22
6:24
6:26
Sunset
9:13
9:10
9:08
9:07
9:06
9:04

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Tue afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
-
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
24° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 170).
0.0 km
47 km E
1317m alt.
44 minutes ago
22° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 346).
0
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 187).
19
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
Dry
14
Light winds from the ESE
(14 kph at 116).
16
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 190 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.