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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Tue 17 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 -5°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
60
W
75
W
70
WSW
60
WSW
55
W
55
SW
45
SW
55
WSW
45
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
70
WSW
40
W
5
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
1
3
3
7
6
6
4
7
14
5
8
2
max °C
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-3
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
-4
-10
-14
-14
-15
-13
-12
min °C
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-7
-12
-14
-15
-15
-14
-13
-14
-15
-15
-15
-16
-14
-14
-15
-15
-12
-12
-15
-20
-14
-27
-25
-25
-24
1900
2400
2200
2150
2250
2350
2250
2300
2200
2350
2450
2100
1300
1200
0
350
1450
0
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2300
2250
2200
2550
2500
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Sunrise
7:50
7:48
7:46
7:43
7:41
7:39
Sunset
7:47
7:50
7:52
7:52
7:54
7:57

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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 -5°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 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
3° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
23 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 240).
24
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 226).
37
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
40 minutes ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (102 kph from 122 degs) was rejected.
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 313).
0

* 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.