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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 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 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
ENE
5
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
35
WSW
35
W
5
SW
10
W
5
SW
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6
3
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
max °C
-1
0
1
1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
1
1
1
2
1
-3
-2
-2
min °C
-4
0
0
-3
-3
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-3
0
0
1
2
-4
-4
-3
-4
-9
-3
-4
-7
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-7
-6
-4
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-6
-7
2050
3000
3050
2800
2550
2850
2750
2900
2800
2600
2600
3000
3150
3200
3300
2800
2550
2600
2600
Cloud base (m)
2350
2950
2600
2200
2450
2800
2250
2550
2350
2650
2850
3600
6650
2200
2350
3000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:05
6:03
6:03
6:01
5:58
5:58
Sunset
9:08
9:10
9:12
9:14
9:15
9:16

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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 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 311).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 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.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 196).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 101).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
57 minutes ago
6° C
-
57
Near gales from the SE
(57 kph at 128).
65

* 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.