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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2500
2650
2800
2950
3350
5350
3400
2300
2250
3100
3200
km/h
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
15
 mm
0.9
max °C
-2
-2
-3
-1
1
0
2
2
1
1
-1
0
2
2
1
4
4
min °C
-2
-3
-3
-2
-1
0
2
1
1
1
-2
0
1
1
1
3
4
 chill °C
-5
-6
-7
-4
-1
-4
0
1
-1
0
-7
-4
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
Freezing level m
2750
2700
2700
2900
3000
3200
3400
3350
3250
3300
2900
3050
3300
3350
3300
3650
3800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-3-3-2002211-20221442224357566347569787912812161113148111511131812
Sunrise
7:00
7:01
7:03
7:05
7:05
Sunset
8:20
8:17
8:15
8:13
8:10
8:08

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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 Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 280).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 310).
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
11°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 20).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 287).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
48 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 158).
2
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 111).
46
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
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.