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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Tue 16 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
km/h
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
5
NNW
5
W
5
N
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
15
SSW
30
WSW
10
W
15
N
5
SSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
5
1
1
2
1
1
1
1.6
0.2
0.6
0.2
1.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
max °C
-1
0
3
0
-2
0
1
2
6
6
6
5
2
1
6
5
6
9
9
min °C
-2
-2
1
-2
-2
-2
0
1
4
5
6
2
1
1
5
5
5
8
8
-7
-5
-3
-2
-4
-5
0
-1
3
2
1
2
-3
-1
3
3
3
5
5
2800
2800
3150
2950
2750
2800
3000
3150
3650
3800
3800
3700
3300
3100
3600
3700
3700
4100
4250
Cloud base (m)
2250
5200
3400
2450
2750
2250
3000
9200
3850
4150
2250
2650
3850
4100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-12-1-2-11256642165699471165861014111410591410141815
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
55 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
55 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
13° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
55 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 187).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 202).
2
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
55 minutes ago
8° C
-
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 311).
57
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 235).
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.