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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Mon 10 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 9mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
mod rain
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
mod. rain
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4750
4300
2850
6100
3350
2750
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2250
3350
3400
6850
4900
2250
km/h
10
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
E
10
ESE
20
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
3
5
8
1
 mm
0.5
1.3
1.5
1.3
3
8
1.3
0.7
0.4
7
max °C
6
8
7
5
7
5
2
0
0
-1
0
2
2
4
4
4
6
5
min °C
6
8
5
4
6
2
1
0
-1
-1
0
0
2
3
4
4
6
4
 chill °C
4
4
1
1
3
-1
-1
-3
-6
-5
-3
-3
-1
0
0
1
3
2
Freezing level m
3950
4100
3950
3800
3900
3850
3400
3200
3050
2950
3050
3200
3400
3600
3700
3650
3950
3900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:20
6:20
6:22
6:24
6:26
6:26
Sunset
9:10
9:08
9:07
9:06
9:04
9:01

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 9mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Thu morning). 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
17° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).
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
25° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
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
18° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
0.0 km
47 km E
1317m alt.
51 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 349).
0
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 126).
8
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 174 degs) was rejected.

* 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.