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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Sun 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
20
N
15
N
10
NW
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
5
WSW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
5
2
1
2
2
1
4
1
2
max °C
-10
-8
-8
-8
-5
-5
-5
-3
-4
-6
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
1
0
min °C
-11
-9
-9
-8
-7
-6
-6
-4
-7
-7
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
0
-1
-20
-16
-13
-12
-12
-12
-11
-10
-7
-10
-10
-7
-9
-8
-8
-7
-6
-7
1600
2050
1350
1900
2350
2050
2350
2700
2050
2200
2550
2350
2600
2550
2600
2700
3100
3150
Cloud base (m)
2200
2450
2600
2250
2400
2900
2600
2900
2450
2400
2900
2500
2450
2400
2500
2750
3200
3150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-9-9-8-6-6-6-4-6-7-5-4-4-4-4-31-1-6-4-5-4-1-2-12-2-21-11113643504848104795987111410
Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:46
5:45
5:43
5:43
Sunset
9:25
9:27
9:29
9:30
9:31
9:32

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri 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
-6° C
-
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 30).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 120).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour 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
10° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 350).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 20).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
58 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 297).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
29 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
14
Light winds from the NNW
(14 kph at 337).
21
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 330).
0
61 km SW
914m alt.
57 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 283 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.