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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Tue 19 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
snow showers
snow showers
light rain
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
km/h
5
WSW
10
WSW
0
SW
0
S
5
NW
0
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
W
5
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
40
SW
15
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
4
1
1
0.1
0.6
0.4
4
0.3
0.2
1
max °C
3
5
3
2
3
1
5
8
6
8
11
10
11
14
12
12
13
9
min °C
1
5
-2
0
3
-2
3
7
3
6
11
6
9
13
8
10
13
3
-1
3
-2
0
3
-2
3
6
2
5
10
5
8
11
6
9
10
1
2150
2550
2000
1950
2350
1650
2400
2850
2750
2850
3300
3250
3150
3600
3500
3300
3600
2950
Cloud base (m)
2200
2650
2700
2300
2750
2250
3200
3050
4150
3200
3400
3300
3350
3600
3000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-4-6-7-5-5-4-1-2-13225434-125113-1485711810141011136
Sunrise
5:46
5:45
5:43
5:43
5:41
5:39
Sunset
9:28
9:30
9:30
9:32
9:34
9:35

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sun afternoon).

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.
40 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
40 minutes 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
9° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 129).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
26 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 243).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
40 minutes ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (37 kph from 119 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
59 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 265).
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.