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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 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 SW on Tue afternoon, gales from the SW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9600
8500
5400
7100
4250
4150
2800
2450
3100
3450
km/h
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
45
WSW
40
SW
65
SW
20
SW
30
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
1
 mm
0.8
max °C
9
9
9
11
11
8
10
9
4
6
5
0
1
-1
0
4
3
min °C
8
8
8
11
9
8
10
4
3
5
1
-1
-1
-1
0
2
3
 chill °C
6
6
6
9
5
3
6
0
-1
0
-2
-5
-4
-4
-3
-1
0
Freezing level m
4200
4250
4250
4500
4500
4200
4400
4050
3650
3800
3650
3050
3200
2950
3100
3500
3700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:45
6:46
6:48
6:48
6:50
Sunset
8:42
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 SW on Tue afternoon, gales from the SW by Thu night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat 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. (15 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 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
27°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
0.0 km
47 km E
1317m alt.
57 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 309).
0
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 134).
13
58 km NE
1158m alt.
41 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 75 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 182 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.