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– Lat/Long: 50.86° N 115.29° W

The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Fri 28 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
 cm 
3
7
1.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
3
2.0
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-10
-9
-11
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-12
-11
-12
-13
-11
-12
min°C
-10
-10
-11
-10
-10
-10
-9
-10
-10
-10
-12
-12
-11
-13
-13
-12
-13
chill°C 
-16
-16
-17
-14
-14
-13
-14
-16
-16
-15
-17
-16
-16
-20
-20
-19
-23
Freezing level (m
1650
750
750
1650
800
1250
1950
1100
1500
1900
1400
1300
1750
1100
1150
1650
1100
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2350
2300
2300
2300
2200
2200
2350
2400
2200
2550
2550
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Sunrise
7:24
7:22
7:18
7:16
7:15
Sunset
8:06
8:07
8:09
8:10
8:13
8:15

The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
11 km NE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
28 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 30).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
30 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
40 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
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
-5° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 70).
0.0 km
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
34 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 128).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
34 minutes ago
-6° C
-
8
Light winds from the NE
(8 kph at 54).
14
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
63
Gales from the SSE
(63 kph at 149).
80
61 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 259).
5

* 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.