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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Thu 30 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, severe gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9400
7000
8900
4450
2450
2300
3000
3050
2950
3500
5350
2350
2900
km/h
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
SSW
45
WSW
70
SW
60
SW
35
W
35
W
5
NW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
W
20
W
5
SSW
5
N
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
0.6
max °C
10
10
13
12
12
13
8
1
4
2
-3
1
0
2
6
5
3
1
2
min °C
8
9
12
11
11
12
0
0
3
-4
-4
0
-1
0
4
4
2
0
1
 chill °C
5
6
11
8
7
7
-8
-7
-3
-9
-7
-4
-3
-2
2
0
1
-2
-2
Freezing level m
4400
4300
4650
4700
4700
4800
3950
2950
3450
3050
2500
3000
2900
3000
3500
3750
3400
3050
3250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
91013121213414-1-41-115531215182217202211913651071013111177
Sunrise
6:05
6:05
6:07
6:09
6:11
6:11
Sunset
9:28
9:25
9:24
9:22
9:21
9:20

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, severe gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Sun 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
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
30 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 307).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 290).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
30 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 116).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 195).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
48 minutes ago
17° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 145).
31
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 231).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 310).
14 km
69 km SSW
865m alt.
37 minutes ago
19° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 58).
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.