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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Wed 03 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
SW
35
SW
10
SW
10
SW
40
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
0.1
0.5
0.6
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.6
0.1
0.2
0.7
0.4
max °C
8
10
9
8
11
10
8
9
7
7
7
2
2
4
3
5
7
5
min °C
6
9
6
7
9
5
7
9
2
4
4
-1
1
4
0
2
6
1
6
9
4
6
7
3
4
5
0
2
-1
-4
-2
1
-4
-2
3
-3
3050
3150
3250
3150
3050
3300
2850
3000
2700
2500
2850
2100
2100
2450
2150
2350
2750
2400
Cloud base (m)
2600
2700
3000
2450
2350
3650
2300
3100
3050
2700
2450
2350
2400
2450
2200
3050
2550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:31
5:31
5:30
5:28
5:28
5:28
Sunset
9:46
9:47
9:49
9:49
9:50
9:51

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

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.
55 minutes ago
5° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
55 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
0.0 km
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 326 degs) was rejected.
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
55 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 120).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
39 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 97).
27
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 159).
8
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
55 minutes ago
12° C
-
52
Near gales from the SSE
(52 kph at 166).
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* 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.