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The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4050
5600
5100
2400
2200
2200
2600
2650
2200
2200
2300
2950
km/h
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
0
WSW
10
ENE
5
NE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
7
2
 mm
1
1.1
max °C
5
5
8
7
6
5
4
0
-1
1
-1
-2
-2
-2
1
3
min °C
3
5
7
5
5
4
1
-1
-1
0
-1
-2
-3
-2
0
1
 chill °C
0
3
4
-1
3
2
-2
-5
-6
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-3
-2
Freezing level m
3700
3850
4050
4100
3800
3800
3700
3150
2950
3200
2950
2850
2600
2750
3100
3400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
4586653-1-11-1-2-3-21279131010974343212651317211618171210109108691510
Sunrise
6:54
6:54
6:56
6:58
7:00
Sunset
8:27
8:23
8:22
8:20
8:17

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Fri 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
Bow Valley- 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
19°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 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
9°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 115).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 162).
2
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 327 degs) was rejected.
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 248).
0
68 km SSW
865m alt.
58 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 293).
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.