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The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4800
9050
9350
5750
4550
3900
4000
4150
6200
3200
2850
3300
9350
km/h
40
SW
50
SW
40
SW
65
SW
25
SW
20
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
0.1
max °C
11
8
10
7
3
5
5
2
4
3
0
1
0
0
4
4
min °C
8
8
10
3
2
4
1
1
4
1
-1
1
-1
-1
3
3
 chill °C
3
3
6
-3
-3
0
-2
-2
0
-2
-4
-2
-5
-4
0
-1
Freezing level m
4400
4150
4350
3850
3500
3750
3600
3300
3650
3450
3150
3250
3000
3000
3600
3650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
108105353242-11-1-14413131598117610656449718202416161912141812121510121812
Sunrise
6:46
6:48
6:48
6:50
6:52
Sunset
8:37
8:35
8:32
8:30
8:29

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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 night, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the SW by Tue afternoon).

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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
49 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
17°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
47 km E
1317m alt.
40 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 321).
0
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
34 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 193).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 199).
5
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
49 minutes ago
15°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 133).
35

* 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.