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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Sun 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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night
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PM
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night
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light snow
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cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
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rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
km/h
10
NNE
10
N
0
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
SW
5
NW
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
1
0.6
0.1
0.1
1.6
1.6
0.5
4
0.8
1.5
0.1
max °C
-1
1
-1
1
4
2
4
6
3
4
5
3
5
4
5
8
10
8
min °C
-3
0
-5
-1
3
0
3
6
-1
1
4
1
4
4
3
5
10
5
-7
-3
-8
-3
1
-3
1
4
-1
1
3
-1
2
2
1
4
8
2
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2350
2050
2350
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2050
2150
2550
2350
2600
2600
2600
2700
3100
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Cloud base (m)
2200
2450
2600
2250
2400
2900
2600
2900
2450
2400
2900
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2450
2400
2500
2750
3200
3150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:46
5:45
5:43
5:43
Sunset
9:25
9:27
9:28
9:30
9:30
9:32

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for The Fortress at the specific elevation of 2000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of The Fortress. 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
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
4 hours ago
1° C
No report.
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 30).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 58).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
16
Light winds from the NNW
(16 kph at 344).
18
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 331).
26
63 km SW
914m alt.
58 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 329).
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.