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The Tower
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Fri 18 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
25
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
W
5
W
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
 cm 
1.0
7
4
2.0
6
14
8
23
2.0
2.0
2.0
 mm 
max°C
0
-6
-7
-7
-10
-9
-10
-11
-10
-11
-12
-10
-10
-10
-8
-8
-9
-8
-5
min°C
-4
-7
-7
-9
-10
-9
-11
-12
-10
-13
-13
-11
-11
-11
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
chill°C 
-10
-14
-13
-13
-16
-13
-16
-17
-13
-19
-18
-16
-16
-14
-14
-12
-9
-12
-14
Freezing level (m
3150
2150
2100
1650
1600
1950
1400
1400
1850
1300
1400
1750
900
1650
2050
1350
1650
2000
1600
Cloud base (m)
2250
2450
2200
2200
2200
2300
2200
2200
2400
2200
2200
2600
2500
2300
2700
2600
2250
2250
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-7-7-8-10-9-11-12-10-12-13-11-11-11-9-9-9-8-70-3-3-5-6-5-7-7-5-8-8-6-8-6-4-5-5-4-4245123-113-203-425-1241
Sunrise
6:39
6:35
6:33
6:31
6:30
6:28
Sunset
8:42
8:44
8:45
8:46
8:49
8:50

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The Tower Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Tower is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

The Tower Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Mon 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 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
11° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
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
3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
42 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
42 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
0.0 km
47 km E
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 287).
2
57 km ENE
1286m alt.
27 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
58 km NE
1158m alt.
59 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 186).
3
Swansea Mtn
61 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
Wind obs. (83 kph from 135 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.