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The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

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

Light rain (total 4mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2600
2200
2200
2300
2200
2200
2200
2500
2950
3500
3550
3600
3900
5000
4950
km/h
5
NW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
E
0
W
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
5
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
3
1
4
7
5
1
 mm
4
0.1
0.1
0.4
1.9
max °C
5
0
0
0
-1
-3
-2
-2
2
3
3
6
5
5
7
6
min °C
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
1
2
3
5
5
5
7
5
 chill °C
-2
-4
-4
-5
-6
-7
-4
-2
-1
-1
0
2
2
2
4
4
Freezing level m
3600
3100
3000
3000
2850
2600
2650
2750
3250
3450
3600
3900
3900
3850
4000
3950
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Sunrise
6:22
6:24
6:26
6:26
6:28
Sunset
9:07
9:06
9:04
9:01
9:00

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Light rain (total 4mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
2 hours ago
-
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
lightning 48km W of Black Diamond
38 km SE
1981m alt.
24 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
0.0 km
lightning 50km N of Elkford
47 km SSE
2347m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 171).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 201).
10

* 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.