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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Fri 05 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
km/h
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
0
E
5
SW
5
W
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1.1
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.3
2
8
8
0.8
1
max °C
7
7
6
6
8
3
2
3
3
4
7
5
7
7
5
3
6
5
min °C
6
7
2
4
7
-1
0
3
0
2
6
3
4
5
2
2
4
3
3
4
-1
2
2
-5
-4
0
-5
-2
3
2
4
4
2
2
3
2
2750
2850
2600
2450
2900
2050
2000
2350
2200
2250
2750
2550
2500
2650
2600
2400
2600
2600
Cloud base (m)
2750
2950
3000
2600
3900
2950
2200
2650
2350
2200
2900
2800
2750
2500
2700
2200
2200
2550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-1-3-4-2-7-7-5-5-5-2-3-3-2-3-4-3-3774581132374664354
Sunrise
5:30
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:28
Sunset
9:49
9:49
9:50
9:51
9:52
9:52

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Mon 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.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 220).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours 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
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
0.0 km
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 283 degs) was rejected.
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
11° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 137).
50
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 231).
34
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
76
Severe gales from the NW
(76 kph at 326).
98

* 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.