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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, severe gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
35
WNW
70
W
20
W
20
WSW
30
W
15
W
15
W
5
NNW
5
SW
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
40
W
50
WSW
75
W
70
W
40
W
3
1
2
2
1
max °C
-16
-18
-18
-19
-18
-19
-20
-21
-21
-21
-19
-12
-8
-4
-3
-2
-3
-4
min °C
-17
-19
-19
-19
-18
-20
-22
-22
-23
-21
-20
-18
-11
-6
-5
-2
-4
-6
-31
-36
-30
-29
-30
-26
-29
-27
-30
-29
-28
-27
-20
-16
-15
-12
-13
-14
450
750
0
0
700
0
0
250
0
0
500
0
0
1250
850
1250
2400
2050
Cloud base (m)
2250
2450
2350
2300
2700
2350
2200
2350
2250
2250
2500
2300
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-19-19-19-18-20-21-22-22-21-20-15-10-5-4-2-4-5-12-14-17-16-14-17-18-17-19-17-15-13-8-4-3-1-1-2-6-6-15-9-5-13-13-9-15-11-7-10-7-1-3142
Sunrise
8:02
8:00
7:56
7:54
7:52
7:50
Sunset
7:39
7:42
7:43
7:45
7:46
7:47

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, severe gales from the WSW by Mon 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.
41 minutes ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
25 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 131).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
56 minutes ago
-4° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 178).
3
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
41 minutes ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 159).
0
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 188).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 318).
16

* 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.