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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Fri 29 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 45mm), mostly on Sun morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Turning milder with light rain (total 9mm) on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
km/h
10
WSW
45
SW
10
WSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
0
N
0
S
5
SE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
6
5
2
6
4
0.5
0.1
0.7
6
10
15
11
1.7
5
4
0.1
0.2
0.3
max °C
13
15
12
9
9
6
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
4
5
4
min °C
12
15
7
8
7
5
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
4
5
3
11
12
6
7
7
3
0
0
-1
-2
0
-1
0
0
1
4
5
3
3900
3800
3600
3200
3200
2950
2700
2550
2300
2250
2350
2250
2350
2400
2400
2750
2800
2700
Cloud base (m)
4800
2750
2700
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2300
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:35
5:33
5:33
5:33
5:31
5:31
Sunset
9:40
9:42
9:44
9:45
9:45
9:46

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Heavy rain (total 45mm), mostly on Sun morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Turning milder with light rain (total 9mm) on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°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.
1 hour ago
-
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 220).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 221).
48
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 213).
34
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 150).
65
63 km SW
914m alt.
48 minutes ago
24° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SSE
(8 kph at 147).
11

* 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.