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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Wed 11 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the W by Mon night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
40
W
40
WSW
20
SW
50
WNW
75
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
5
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
30
W
30
W
40
W
85
W
2
1
11
3
1
2
3
2
max °C
-18
-16
-13
-16
-18
-18
-19
-19
-20
-21
-21
-21
-19
-18
-8
-4
-3
-2
min °C
-19
-17
-16
-18
-18
-19
-19
-19
-22
-22
-22
-21
-20
-19
-16
-6
-5
-4
-33
-30
-24
-32
-35
-29
-30
-31
-29
-32
-31
-30
-28
-28
-26
-14
-14
-16
0
950
650
400
850
0
0
600
0
0
200
0
0
450
0
250
1700
1300
Cloud base (m)
2200
2550
2150
2250
2550
2550
2250
2600
2300
2200
2500
2350
2200
2600
2250
2200
2250
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:03
8:02
8:00
7:56
7:54
7:52
Sunset
7:37
7:39
7:42
7:43
7:45
7:46

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the W 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-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
-4° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
53 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 137).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
27 minutes ago
-2° C
-
16
Light winds from the SSW
(16 kph at 209).
23
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
46
Strong winds from the SE
(46 kph at 146).
54
61 km SW
914m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 157).
10

* 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.