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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Tue 12 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
30
SW
10
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
15
WSW
25
WSW
0
SW
5
NE
10
NE
0
NW
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2
0.1
0.5
0.3
0.2
1.8
0.7
max °C
9
12
10
13
12
8
3
6
4
2
4
2
1
3
1
-1
0
-1
min °C
6
12
8
12
11
2
2
5
-1
1
3
-2
0
2
-3
-2
0
-3
5
11
5
11
7
-2
-3
2
-4
-1
0
-5
-4
-4
-3
-4
-3
-3
2900
3400
3800
3900
3500
2750
2350
2550
2250
2100
2350
2050
1950
2250
1650
1750
2000
1550
Cloud base (m)
6400
9100
7750
4350
3350
2600
2200
2400
3400
2500
2900
2600
2200
2900
2200
2200
2750
2350
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Sunrise
5:56
5:54
5:52
5:52
5:50
5:48
Sunset
9:17
9:20
9:21
9:22
9:23
9:25

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). 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.
1 hour ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 264).
35
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 199).
8
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 190).
28
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
23° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 264).
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.