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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Thu 28 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Thu afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SW
40
SW
20
WSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
N
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
6
12
15
21
9
6
4
2
0.2
2
1.3
0.1
0.2
max °C
6
9
8
6
6
4
1
1
0
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
1
0
1
2
min °C
6
8
7
5
5
1
0
1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
0
1
1
4
5
5
1
-2
-2
-3
-2
-6
-9
-10
-10
-10
-7
-5
-5
-1
-2
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4250
4150
4000
3850
3600
3200
3350
3050
2750
2650
2600
2650
2950
3250
3150
3300
3400
Cloud base (m)
9000
4100
3250
5450
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3150
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:35
5:35
5:33
5:33
5:33
5:31
Sunset
9:39
9:42
9:43
9:44
9:45
9:45

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Thu afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

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.
50 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 60).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 60).
0.0 km
47 km E
1317m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 306).
0
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
32 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 312).
11
58 km NE
1158m alt.
48 minutes ago
25° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the ESE
(10 kph at 103).
13
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
50 minutes ago
22° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 155).
50

* 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.