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The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Tue 19 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
N
5
N
15
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
15
W
5
W
15
SW
20
WSW
25
W
20
SW
40
SW
20
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
4
3
4
2
max °C
-5
-5
-8
-7
-6
-5
-2
-2
-1
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
min °C
-5
-8
-9
-7
-7
-5
-3
-2
-3
0
-1
-1
-1
0
0
2
-1
-10
-13
-15
-10
-12
-8
-7
-6
-6
-4
-4
-5
-7
-7
-6
-5
-6
2500
2000
1900
2350
1550
2400
2800
2750
2750
3150
3150
3050
3050
3200
3100
3400
3150
Cloud base (m)
2650
3000
2200
2950
2300
3150
3400
3050
3300
3300
3100
2900
3000
3350
3300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-7-9-7-7-5-3-2-210-1-110200-2-4-2-4042364554574944728128121510131310131611
Sunrise
5:45
5:43
5:43
5:41
5:39
Sunset
9:29
9:30
9:31
9:32
9:34
9:36

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

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
1° C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 220).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 280).
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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
37 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
21 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 297).
26
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
Wind obs. (16 kph from 212 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
37 minutes ago
9° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 260).
50
61 km SW
914m alt.
20 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 286).
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.