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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Fri 22 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
heavy rain
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
35
WSW
60
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
50
SW
30
S
10
SSW
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
0.9
0.2
11
20
0.5
0.1
max °C
-2
-2
-1
2
2
0
2
2
1
5
5
5
7
5
4
2
3
min °C
-3
-2
-2
1
0
-1
1
0
0
4
3
5
4
3
2
2
2
-7
-5
-7
-6
-5
-7
-6
-6
-6
-3
-3
2
0
0
0
-1
-2
2800
2800
2800
3200
3350
3050
3350
3250
3100
3700
3550
3850
4000
3750
3800
3450
3450
Cloud base (m)
2800
3100
2850
3100
8300
6000
3400
3350
9350
3000
4150
2400
2250
2200
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-221-12115456432332375575510810107766128111610121611131914171712131311
Sunrise
5:41
5:39
5:39
5:37
5:37
Sunset
9:32
9:34
9:36
9:37
9:37
9:38

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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 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

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.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 260).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
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
8° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
0.0 km
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 173).
0
lightning 13km W of Cochrane
59 km NE
1233m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 313).
43
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour 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.