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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
cloudy
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
8600
3900
2550
2350
2400
2450
3050
9100
8850
5750
3100
2200
2200
2200
km/h
10
S
25
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
35
SW
55
SW
45
SW
25
SW
5
NNE
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
1
 mm
0.8
max °C
2
3
2
-3
-3
0
0
3
4
4
8
7
5
7
5
0
-1
-1
min °C
1
3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-1
2
2
4
7
6
5
6
1
-1
-1
-3
 chill °C
-2
-2
-8
-8
-7
-7
-5
-1
-2
0
2
0
-1
2
-2
-5
-5
-7
Freezing level m
3300
3550
3000
2550
2750
2750
3100
3500
3550
3750
4050
3950
3800
3950
3650
3050
2950
2900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23-1-4-3-1-133487573-1-1-2793223487913101013743215179810711171216221517211410108
Sunrise
6:48
6:50
6:52
6:54
6:54
6:56
Sunset
8:32
8:30
8:29
8:27
8:23
8:22

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue night, calm by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 200).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 30).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours 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
22°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 130).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 117).
16
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 112).
8
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
56 minutes ago
14°C
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 192).
30
61 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 165).
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.