Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Sun 28 Jun Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 8mm) on Thu afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
20
NW
30
NNW
60
NNE
45
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
W
10
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
17
18
3
1
2
1
1
3
1
 mm
1.9
1.3
0.5
1.4
0.5
1.1
1.3
0.8
4
max °C
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
5
4
1
2
1
0
2
2
min °C
-1
-1
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
4
2
1
2
0
0
1
2
 chill °C
-7
-8
-7
-6
-3
-1
0
0
0
0
1
0
-1
-1
-3
-3
-1
0
Freezing level m
3150
3000
3450
3400
3450
3550
3600
3550
3550
3350
3700
3600
3250
3500
3200
3050
3250
3400
Cloud base (m)
2350
2200
2250
2200
2650
3300
2700
2650
2750
2900
3300
2950
2250
2900
2650
3000
3050
3250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1123333325312102243467778671075745761189121513141613151814121511131512
Sunrise
5:28
5:30
5:31
5:31
5:31
5:33
Sunset
9:58
9:58
9:58
9:58
9:57
9:57

Loading...

The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 8mm) on Thu afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 300).
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
11° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 10).
0.0 km
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
59 minutes ago
8° C
-
61
Near gales from the NW
(61 kph at 315).
83
70 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
light rain
Light rain .
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 340).
6 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Cop Upper- Alta
79 km ENE
1235m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
7
Black Diamond- Alta
82 km ESE
1156m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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.