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The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Fri 18 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 8mm) on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light rain
light snow
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light rain
light snow
some clouds
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
15
SW
25
SSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
SW
0
SSW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
SE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
 cm 
1
1
5
4
3
 mm 
0.2
2
2
4
5
1
1.1
4
2
max°C
5
5
2
4
3
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
4
5
5
9
9
min°C
5
3
2
3
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
2
3
4
5
7
8
chill°C 
2
0
0
3
-1
-1
1
0
-2
2
1
-1
1
0
1
3
5
Freezing level (m
3850
3850
3450
3600
3500
3300
3300
3200
3150
3400
3400
3350
3550
3750
4000
4250
4350
Cloud base (m)
3500
3000
2850
3100
2650
2700
2400
2200
2250
3000
2500
2200
2750
3050
3900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
542422110222455891077866555755981014121913141713131211121511111713182318
Sunrise
5:48
5:50
5:50
5:52
5:54
Sunset
9:45
9:44
9:43
9:42
9:40
9:39

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 8mm) on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Mon 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
52 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 100).
0.0 km
lightning 26km W of Banff
57 km WNW
1951m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 109).
19
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
Dry
14
Light winds from the ESE
(14 kph at 110).
16
lightning 43km N of Invermere
60 km WSW
1798m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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.