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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Wed 29 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
N
5
W
5
NNW
10
N
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
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3
max °C
-6
-3
-4
-1
0
1
-1
1
0
-3
-2
0
1
3
2
3
6
6
min °C
-6
-4
-4
-2
0
-1
-1
1
-2
-3
-2
0
0
3
2
2
5
4
-8
-7
-7
-5
-3
-5
-5
-2
-5
-3
-2
-2
-2
2
2
2
5
4
2150
2550
2050
2650
2950
3050
2900
3050
2700
2550
2700
2950
3050
3350
3300
3250
3650
3700
Cloud base (m)
2350
3000
2900
2550
8800
3200
2550
2200
2250
2800
6150
8600
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Sunrise
6:18
6:16
6:15
6:13
6:11
6:09
Sunset
8:58
9:00
9:00
9:02
9:04
9:06

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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 night, min -6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). 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
1° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
48 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
3° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 20).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
48 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 178).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
41 minutes ago
-3° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 171).
5
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
48 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 144).
0
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 261).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 280).
14 km

* 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.