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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Wed 17 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Mon morning).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
15
WNW
50
WNW
45
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
70
WSW
25
WSW
45
W
60
W
55
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
 cm 
10
9
2
1
4
7
5
 mm 
max°C
-9
-13
-15
-15
-13
-13
-15
-18
-18
-19
-17
-15
-15
-16
-14
-14
-14
-14
min°C
-10
-14
-16
-15
-14
-14
-16
-18
-19
-19
-18
-17
-15
-16
-15
-14
-14
-16
chill°C 
-17
-27
-30
-26
-26
-25
-27
-33
-32
-34
-32
-29
-26
-28
-26
-21
-24
-28
Freezing level (m
1450
550
0
300
300
450
300
0
0
0
0
0
400
500
500
250
0
700
Cloud base (m)
2200
2350
2200
2200
2150
2200
2250
2450
2300
2250
2300
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-14-16-15-14-14-16-18-19-19-18-16-15-16-15-14-14-15-6-10-13-13-10-11-12-14-16-16-15-14-12-12-11-11-12-120-5-11-10-6-7-8-9-14-13-10-12-9-6-7-9-8-7
Sunrise
8:37
8:38
8:40
8:40
8:41
8:41
Sunset
4:35
4:36
4:36
4:37
4:37
4:37

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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 morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Mon morning).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
39 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 220).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 10).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
39 minutes 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
0° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 350).
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
-2° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
20 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 134).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 219).
8
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
39 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 134).
0
61 km SW
914m alt.
26 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 274 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.