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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Tue 12 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
10
SW
20
SW
30
S
50
SSW
15
W
35
W
30
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
SE
0
SW
0
N
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
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1
2
24
11
14
8
1
4
1
max °C
3
5
6
3
-1
-5
-4
-5
-7
-5
-7
-10
-9
-10
-12
-10
-9
min °C
2
4
5
1
-5
-5
-5
-8
-8
-6
-9
-10
-10
-12
-12
-10
-9
-1
0
-1
-7
-13
-14
-13
-14
-13
-12
-12
-10
-13
-18
-19
-14
-12
3350
3750
3900
3500
2650
2350
2550
2200
2100
2450
1900
1700
1800
1350
1450
1800
850
Cloud base (m)
7750
5300
3250
2500
2200
2400
3300
2500
2900
2300
2200
2200
2200
2200
2350
2250
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Sunrise
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: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SW by Wed afternoon).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
56 minutes ago
8° C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
56 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
10° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
56 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 134).
11
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 196).
5
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
56 minutes ago
13° C
-
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 113).
46
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 250).
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.