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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Mon 04 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 -9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
5
NW
15
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
NE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
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1
2
7
3
2
12
1
max °C
-5
-6
-8
-5
-1
0
2
2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-4
-3
-3
min °C
-6
-8
-9
-6
-4
0
1
-2
-3
-1
-2
-1
-1
-5
-5
-3
-4
-9
-12
-14
-11
-8
-3
-3
-6
-8
-1
-5
-4
-4
-7
-5
-6
-8
2300
1700
1700
2250
2400
3000
3200
2950
2550
2800
2750
2900
2900
2400
2300
2500
2450
Cloud base (m)
2250
2200
2200
2500
2400
3050
2450
2200
2500
2700
2700
2900
2300
2200
2200
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-9-6-3020-3-1-2-1-1-4-5-3-42-2-1327116475774343
Sunrise
6:07
6:05
6:03
6:03
6:01
Sunset
9:06
9:07
9:08
9:10
9:12
9:14

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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 -9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
48 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 50).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 60).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
48 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
30 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 332).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 170).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
48 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
30 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 97).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 301).
8
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
48 minutes ago
9° C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 45 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.