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The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, severe gales from the SW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Sat morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
snow showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5350
9050
4850
8850
4600
2750
3450
3350
2700
3050
3200
km/h
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
50
WSW
40
SSW
75
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
5
SSE
15
SW
20
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.1
1.2
max °C
9
9
11
11
9
10
8
3
6
5
1
2
1
0
1
2
min °C
8
8
11
9
8
9
4
3
5
0
0
2
-1
-1
1
1
 chill °C
6
6
9
5
3
4
-3
-2
0
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-1
-2
Freezing level m
4250
4200
4450
4450
4200
4400
3900
3600
3800
3650
3050
3400
3150
3000
3300
3350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:45
6:46
6:48
6:48
6:50
Sunset
8:39
8:37
8:35
8:32
8:30

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, severe gales from the SW by Thu night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow on Sat morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon 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
1°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
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
16°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
47 km E
1317m alt.
56 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 322).
0
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 132).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 109).
5
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 143).
24

* 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.