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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Turning milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
AM
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night
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
some clouds
rain shwrs
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rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
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some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
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some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
km/h
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
NE
5
NNE
0
WNW
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
30
WSW
15
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
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1
2
0.1
0.8
1
1.9
1.3
max °C
1
4
2
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5
3
2
2
1
4
7
5
8
12
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11
14
11
min °C
0
3
-1
2
5
0
0
1
-2
2
6
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10
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9
13
5
-2
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-2
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-2
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9
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1950
2300
1900
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3250
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Cloud base (m)
2300
2850
2950
2200
2550
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Sunrise
5:48
5:46
5:45
5:43
5:43
5:41
Sunset
9:27
9:28
9:30
9:30
9:32
9:34

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Turning milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
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
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 160 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
9° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 75).
13
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
8
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 263).
30
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 295 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.