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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Wed 17 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow on Wed afternoon turning to drizzle on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
10
W
10
W
0
ESE
0
NE
5
NNW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
25
SSW
10
WSW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
2
2
3
2
0.5
1.4
max °C
0
2
0
-3
0
0
3
6
5
2
0
-2
-2
1
1
3
7
6
min °C
-1
1
-2
-3
-2
0
1
5
4
1
0
-3
-4
0
1
2
6
6
-5
-2
-2
-3
-4
0
-2
3
-1
-3
-4
-8
-8
-2
-1
0
4
3
2850
3100
2800
2550
2800
3000
3100
3650
3750
3200
3000
2600
2550
3000
3250
3250
3850
3900
Cloud base (m)
3300
2550
2350
2300
3100
3200
3900
2550
3050
2750
2500
2300
2900
3100
4000
4150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-1-3-1026520-3-31137681064861014109745107111613
Sunrise
5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
Sunset
9:55
9:57
9:57
9:57
9:58
9:58

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A light covering of new snow on Wed afternoon turning to drizzle on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 310).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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.
2 hours ago
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 242).
2
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
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
15° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 38).
13
58 km NE
1158m alt.
53 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
18
Light winds from the NW
(18 kph at 319).
18
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 298 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.