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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Tue 12 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
km/h
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
45
SW
10
SW
35
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
25
WSW
40
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NW
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1
2
4
1
1
2
2
0.1
max °C
-1
3
6
6
3
-1
-5
-4
-5
-7
-5
-6
-9
-7
-7
-10
-9
-9
min °C
-1
2
4
4
2
-4
-5
-5
-8
-8
-6
-9
-9
-8
-10
-11
-9
-9
-5
-1
1
-2
-6
-11
-14
-13
-12
-13
-12
-15
-18
-18
-10
-15
-13
-12
2900
3400
3800
3900
3500
2750
2350
2550
2250
2100
2350
2050
1950
2250
1600
1750
2050
1550
Cloud base (m)
6400
9100
7750
4350
3350
2600
2200
2400
3400
2500
2900
2600
2200
2900
2200
2200
2750
2350
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Sunrise
5:56
5:54
5:52
5:52
5:50
5:48
Sunset
9:19
9:20
9:22
9:22
9:24
9:25

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
49 minutes ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
49 minutes ago
21° C
-
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 260).
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
49 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
33 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 264).
35
58 km NE
1158m alt.
47 minutes ago
22° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 188).
3
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
49 minutes ago
17° C
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 202).
26
61 km SW
914m alt.
43 minutes ago
22° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 134).
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.