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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2550
2200
2300
2600
2900
3150
3500
3550
3450
3750
4250
5150
3900
4150
4150
4000
4250
km/h
10
ENE
5
E
10
SE
5
SE
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
10
W
10
SW
15
W
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
0.2
0.4
1.5
0.8
0.6
0.7
0.9
max °C
-2
-2
-2
-2
1
2
3
5
5
5
7
6
4
7
7
6
9
9
min °C
-2
-2
-2
-3
0
2
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
6
6
6
8
7
 chill °C
-5
-5
-6
-5
-2
0
1
2
2
1
2
4
2
3
5
3
5
5
Freezing level m
2850
2800
2750
2750
3100
3400
3500
3800
3850
3750
4000
3850
3650
3950
3950
3900
4200
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2-2-31235556547769832236681091011891391114121088101511161915181914172115182317
Sunrise
6:24
6:26
6:26
6:28
6:31
6:31
Sunset
9:06
9:04
9:01
9:00
8:58
8:55

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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 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun 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.
1 hour ago
-
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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
11° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 40).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
52 minutes ago
9° C
light rain
Light rain.
10
Light winds from the NE
(10 kph at 44).
11
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 222).
9
61 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
0

* 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.