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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Tue 05 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 10mm) on Fri night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod snow
light snow
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
mod. snow
light snow
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
5
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
ENE
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
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6
1
0.5
0.1
14
0.3
2
0.6
0.7
4
4
0.8
0.3
max °C
0
3
2
8
11
8
6
7
5
7
5
3
2
5
3
8
10
8
min °C
-2
2
1
5
10
2
4
7
3
6
4
2
2
3
1
6
9
4
-4
1
-1
3
9
2
4
6
1
5
4
1
2
1
-1
5
7
-1
1800
2300
2300
3000
3150
2850
2650
2900
2900
2900
2750
2350
2300
2450
2450
3000
3050
3350
Cloud base (m)
2200
2500
2300
2900
2650
2200
2800
2750
2250
2400
2200
2200
2200
2350
7000
2900
3350
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Sunrise
6:07
6:05
6:03
6:03
6:01
5:58
Sunset
9:07
9:08
9:10
9:12
9:14
9:15

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 10mm) on Fri night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 60).
0.0 km
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 113 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 250 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
4° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 338).
11
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 199).
11
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 287 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
46 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 298).
3

* 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.