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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Tue 05 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
km/h
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
5
SE
5
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
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10
2
3
12
1
max °C
-5
-1
0
2
1
-2
-1
-1
0
-2
-2
-4
-2
1
2
3
3
min °C
-6
-3
-1
1
-4
-3
-1
-1
-1
-2
-4
-4
-3
-1
1
2
0
-10
-8
-5
-3
-10
-6
-3
-4
-4
-5
-4
-7
-7
-5
-5
-3
-8
2250
2250
2950
3150
2850
2600
2850
2850
3000
2750
2400
2350
2650
2850
3250
3250
3400
Cloud base (m)
2500
2400
2900
2650
2200
2900
2950
2200
2400
2200
2200
2550
7750
6850
3300
7600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-2-12-2-3-1-1-1-2-3-4-302323271055757633658117
Sunrise
6:05
6:03
6:03
6:01
5:58
Sunset
9:07
9:08
9:10
9:12
9:14
9:15

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for The Fortress at the specific elevation of 3000 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.
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 70).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 112).
3
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
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.
3 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 136).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 151).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
-
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 302).
54

* 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.