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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Wed 18 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
45
WSW
45
WSW
70
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
65
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
60
WSW
40
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
1
1
6
6
2
7
5
7
6
1
max °C
-4
-4
-3
-4
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-9
-12
-13
-15
-13
-12
-10
-9
-9
min °C
-5
-4
-3
-4
-5
-5
-4
-5
-8
-11
-12
-14
-15
-14
-13
-11
-10
-10
-14
-13
-13
-12
-15
-13
-12
-14
-18
-21
-21
-23
-24
-25
-24
-20
-19
-18
2200
2350
2350
2300
2350
2200
2300
2300
2100
1100
1550
350
650
1500
300
600
1700
700
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2300
2350
2200
2650
2550
2200
2350
2250
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Sunrise
7:48
7:46
7:43
7:41
7:39
7:37
Sunset
7:50
7:52
7:52
7:54
7:57
7:58

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour 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
-6° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 170 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
6° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
47 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 272).
27
58 km NE
1158m alt.
50 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
29
Fresh winds from the SSW
(29 kph at 205).
29
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
83
Severe gales from the SE
(83 kph at 132).
107
61 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 187 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.