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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
3050
3600
5150
4650
4650
2250
2200
2400
2200
2750
2250
2300
2250
km/h
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
40
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
4
2
 mm
0.9
max °C
4
5
5
8
8
6
7
5
0
-1
-2
-5
-1
-1
-4
-3
-3
min °C
3
3
5
7
5
5
7
2
-1
-2
-4
-5
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
 chill °C
0
0
2
4
0
2
4
0
-5
-9
-12
-12
-7
-5
-6
-8
-9
Freezing level m
3550
3700
3850
4150
4000
3900
4050
3850
3100
2850
2600
2350
2800
2850
2450
2650
2550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
44587674-1-2-3-5-2-2-4-4-49710131010137331-142021181317221618211299771387107
Sunrise
6:54
6:54
6:56
6:58
7:00
Sunset
8:29
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: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm 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
-
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 220).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
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
20°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 175).
19
58 km NE
1158m alt.
39 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 219 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 301 degs) was rejected.
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 286).
5

* 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.