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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Wed 01 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
35
SW
55
WSW
35
SW
10
SW
20
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
1.4
0.7
1.1
1.2
0.1
max °C
1
4
3
2
4
4
2
4
4
4
7
5
3
6
7
8
11
11
min °C
1
3
1
1
4
2
2
4
3
3
7
2
2
5
5
6
10
9
 chill °C
-2
0
-2
-2
0
-1
-1
0
-1
-3
1
-2
-1
1
3
3
8
5
Freezing level m
3200
3550
3400
3200
3500
3550
3200
3500
3550
3500
3900
3600
3300
3650
3950
3900
4350
4450
Cloud base (m)
2450
3000
3300
3050
3300
3400
2850
3250
3500
3900
3850
6550
4300
8050
9350
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Sunrise
5:31
5:31
5:31
5:33
5:33
5:35
Sunset
9:57
9:57
9:57
9:55
9:55
9:54

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

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.
46 minutes ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
46 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 124).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 25).
18
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
46 minutes ago
12° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 267).
0
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 230).
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.