Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Tue 19 May Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
km/h
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
0
NE
5
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
0
NNE
10
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
10
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
2
1
0.1
0.9
0.3
1.6
0.3
1.5
0.5
0.1
0.3
max °C
3
5
3
2
3
1
5
8
6
8
10
9
10
12
10
11
13
10
min °C
1
5
-1
0
1
-2
3
7
3
6
10
5
8
11
6
9
12
5
-1
3
-1
-2
-2
-2
3
6
2
5
9
5
7
9
4
7
9
3
2150
2550
2000
1950
2350
1550
2350
2850
2750
2850
3200
3150
3050
3400
3450
3250
3600
3100
Cloud base (m)
2250
2650
2950
2300
2900
2250
3050
3150
3050
3200
3300
3200
3200
3550
3600
3000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-4-5-8-6-6-4-2-2-12213324025112-14857107912810138
Sunrise
5:46
5:45
5:43
5:43
5:41
5:39
Sunset
9:28
9:30
9:30
9:32
9:34
9:35

Loading...

The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 220).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
No report.
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 170 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
10° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 206).
13
58 km NE
1158m alt.
57 minutes ago
15° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 183).
10
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 174).
24
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 237).
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.