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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Thu 14 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm) on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
rain showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
snow shwrs
km/h
20
W
25
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
0
SSE
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
5
7
5
2
1
2
0.6
0.1
1.3
3
max °C
4
5
3
2
4
1
-2
-2
-3
-1
1
0
1
4
2
4
6
4
min °C
2
5
-1
1
3
-2
-3
-2
-5
-3
1
-3
0
3
-1
2
6
2
-3
1
-3
-1
1
-2
-5
-5
-9
-6
0
-6
-2
1
-4
0
4
2
2200
2600
2200
2100
2400
1950
1650
1700
1350
1650
2100
1700
1950
2350
2100
2300
2650
2450
Cloud base (m)
2200
3100
3700
2500
2800
2350
2200
2200
2200
2200
2550
2250
2200
2550
3050
2400
2850
2900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-4-6-7-5-8-10-10-10-10-8-7-7-5-5-5-3-335124-1-3-2-4-21-2141363
Sunrise
5:52
5:52
5:50
5:48
5:48
5:46
Sunset
9:21
9:22
9:23
9:25
9:27
9:28

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 2mm) on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Sun 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.
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 240).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 260).
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
7° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
37 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 272).
24
58 km NE
1158m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
53 minutes ago
7° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 305).
17
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 254).
0

* 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.