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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Sun 31 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
mod rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
mod. rain
mod. rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
risk tstorm
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
km/h
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
0
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
3
2
3
8
6
2
1.5
0.3
6
1.2
0.1
0.9
0.5
2
0.5
0.2
0.5
max °C
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
8
11
9
11
12
8
7
10
8
min °C
3
3
0
0
2
2
2
4
4
6
10
6
9
9
5
6
9
2
0
0
-4
-5
-2
-2
-1
2
4
6
10
5
9
9
3
4
7
-3
2550
2450
2250
2000
2300
2350
2550
2950
3250
3400
3350
3450
3450
3500
3200
2850
3100
2900
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2250
2250
2450
2850
5700
3300
2200
2200
2950
3050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:33
5:33
5:31
5:31
5:31
5:30
Sunset
9:44
9:45
9:45
9:46
9:47
9:49

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mild with heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Fri 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.
49 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
49 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
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
49 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 315).
32
58 km NE
1158m alt.
38 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 303).
34
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
49 minutes ago
4° C
-
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 317).
59
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 291 degs) was rejected.

* 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.