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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Thu 07 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
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PM
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snow showers
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part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
10
W
5
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
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2
1
max °C
-2
1
0
0
1
-1
-2
1
1
2
3
0
-4
0
0
0
2
2
min °C
-2
0
-1
-1
0
-3
-3
-1
1
1
3
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-2
-2
-2
2
-1
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-4
-4
-4
-2
-7
-5
-5
-4
-4
-2
-9
-8
-7
-5
-5
-2
-5
2700
3000
2950
2900
3150
2700
2650
2950
3200
3200
3450
2600
2350
2750
2850
2800
3200
3300
Cloud base (m)
2550
6200
3200
6550
3300
2350
2450
2850
3350
6050
2600
2400
2800
8350
9200
6500
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Sunrise
6:03
6:03
6:01
5:58
5:58
5:56
Sunset
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 dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
53 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 333).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 300 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
1° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 330).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
35 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 304).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 211 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
53 minutes ago
8° C
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 287).
13

* 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.