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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Tue 12 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
20
SW
30
S
60
SSW
15
WSW
35
W
50
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
25
WSW
40
W
10
N
15
N
10
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
25
WSW
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3
2
3
1
1
6
2
2
1
0.1
max °C
5
6
2
-2
-5
-4
-5
-7
-6
-6
-9
-8
-10
-11
-9
-9
-8
-6
-6
min °C
4
4
1
-5
-6
-4
-7
-8
-6
-9
-10
-8
-12
-13
-10
-9
-9
-6
-7
1
-2
-6
-14
-14
-14
-12
-12
-12
-16
-19
-18
-20
-20
-14
-12
-14
-10
-14
3750
3850
3400
2500
2350
2550
2150
2100
2400
2000
1900
2150
1500
1450
1950
1400
1950
2400
1950
Cloud base (m)
7900
4450
3200
2550
2200
2500
3300
2500
2750
2650
2200
3250
2350
2200
2700
2400
2200
2750
2500
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Sunrise
5:54
5:52
5:52
5:50
5:48
5:48
Sunset
9:20
9:22
9:22
9:24
9:25
9:27

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

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
1° C
No report.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 240).
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
7° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 113).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SW
(8 kph at 221).
10
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
Wind obs. (91 kph from 126 degs) was rejected.
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 251).
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.