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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Thu morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2750
2200
2350
2700
3000
2950
3600
3500
3500
4550
4250
4450
4400
km/h
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
10
W
10
SW
20
W
25
W
30
W
40
W
25
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
0.3
0.8
0.1
1
max °C
-2
-2
-2
-2
1
3
3
5
5
5
6
5
5
8
8
6
9
8
min °C
-2
-2
-3
-2
1
2
3
5
5
5
6
4
4
7
6
6
8
6
 chill °C
-5
-5
-5
-2
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
3
2
4
1
1
3
4
Freezing level m
2850
2800
2750
2750
3300
3450
3500
3800
3800
3750
3950
3850
3650
4050
4050
3950
4300
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2-3-2133555655876973223768109101281013111114111088111511161914182115182217192317
Sunrise
6:24
6:26
6:26
6:28
6:31
6:31
Sunset
9:06
9:04
9:01
9:00
8:58
8:55

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A dusting of snow on Thu morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Tue 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.
3 hours ago
-
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
15° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 10).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
4 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 127).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 149).
0
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 132).
7
61 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 256).
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.