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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Wed 06 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
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cloud
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloudy
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
rain shwrs
km/h
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
30
W
0
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0.4
1.9
0.4
1.9
4
0.3
0.1
0.4
0.7
max °C
8
10
6
6
7
6
7
7
5
7
10
8
10
12
11
8
10
6
min °C
5
9
2
4
7
4
6
6
3
5
8
6
8
12
5
8
9
2
3
8
2
4
6
2
5
6
3
4
6
4
6
10
2
6
5
2
3050
3100
2800
2550
2850
2800
2900
2900
2600
2600
2950
3100
3200
3400
3350
2900
3100
2600
Cloud base (m)
3100
2550
2200
2800
2800
2200
2900
2350
2700
2850
3600
6700
4400
2400
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Sunrise
6:05
6:03
6:03
6:01
5:58
5:58
Sunset
9:08
9:10
9:12
9:14
9:15
9:16

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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. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh 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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 250).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 260).
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
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
55 minutes ago
19° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 296).
5
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 300 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
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
50 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 115).
11
58 km NE
1158m alt.
26 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 196).
26
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 169).
20

* 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.