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The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
15
NE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
SE
15
S
10
SE
20
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
5
SE
10
ENE
15
N
20
NNE
10
N
5
SW
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
17
9
13
4
8
0.1
7
4
0.7
1.8
0.1
max °C
5
6
6
7
6
10
8
6
6
5
1
2
0
-1
-2
-1
1
-1
-1
min °C
3
5
6
6
5
9
7
5
6
2
1
1
-1
-1
-2
-3
0
-3
-2
-1
4
4
5
3
7
4
1
1
2
1
-2
-7
-7
-6
-5
-4
-7
-6
3600
4050
4000
4100
3950
4350
4250
3950
3900
3650
3250
3400
3050
2800
2600
2600
3100
2850
2700
Cloud base (m)
2450
5450
3000
6750
4050
7600
6350
2900
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2300
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Sunrise
5:37
5:35
5:35
5:33
5:33
5:33
Sunset
9:38
9:39
9:42
9:43
9:44
9:45

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

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.
36 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 30).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 80).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
36 minutes 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
14° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
36 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 100).
0.0 km
lightning 32km NE of Canmore
48 km NNE
1372m alt.
32 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 324).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
35 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 246).
8
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
36 minutes ago
9° C
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 286).
19

* 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.