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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4000
4300
9100
2850
2650
2350
2350
3000
3400
3300
3600
8950
2850
2400
km/h
20
SW
25
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
25
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
55
SW
75
SW
30
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
2
5
5
3
4
2
-3
-2
1
0
3
2
3
6
5
0
0
-1
min °C
1
4
2
2
3
-3
-4
-3
-2
0
2
2
2
5
3
0
-1
-3
 chill °C
-4
-1
-1
-1
0
-8
-8
-7
-6
-4
-2
-3
-4
-2
-6
-7
-5
-5
Freezing level m
3350
3600
3600
3400
3650
3150
2550
2750
2750
3200
3450
3550
3450
3900
3700
3200
3100
2900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
25434-1-4-3-10323640-1-2710779322358671185521519131518101010711161115201412139
Sunrise
6:48
6:48
6:50
6:52
6:54
6:54
Sunset
8:35
8:32
8:30
8:29
8:27
8:23

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe 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
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 210).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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
11°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 130).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
47 km E
1317m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 291).
0
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 149).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 185).
8
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 139).
31

* 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.