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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2600
2200
2200
2350
2600
3050
3450
3600
3950
5650
8650
4100
2950
km/h
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
S
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
3
1
 mm
0.1
0.4
0.6
0.1
0.2
4
2
max °C
0
0
0
-2
-2
-2
-2
2
3
3
5
5
6
7
6
4
6
6
min °C
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
1
2
3
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
4
 chill °C
-2
-4
-5
-6
-5
-3
-3
0
0
0
1
2
0
4
3
2
3
0
Freezing level m
3150
3000
2950
2850
2750
2700
2750
3350
3500
3500
3800
3800
3800
4000
3950
3700
3900
3700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-1-1-2-2-3-3233556764654432213768119101299118111110888111611161915182114171814
Sunrise
6:22
6:24
6:26
6:26
6:28
6:31
Sunset
9:07
9:06
9:04
9:01
9:00
8:58

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 220).
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
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 176).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
39 minutes ago
15° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 214).
5
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 213 degs) was rejected.
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
23° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 141).
5

* 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.