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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Thu 04 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
km/h
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
60
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
45
SW
30
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
ESE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
0.3
max °C
0
3
3
-1
1
-1
-2
-2
-6
-6
-4
-5
-5
-2
-2
-2
2
1
min °C
0
1
0
-2
0
-4
-4
-4
-7
-8
-5
-6
-5
-3
-4
-4
1
-1
-5
-4
-4
-8
-9
-10
-10
-15
-14
-15
-10
-10
-10
-8
-7
-7
1
-4
3000
3200
3250
2800
3050
2650
2450
2700
2050
2050
2400
2100
2250
2600
2550
2500
3100
3050
Cloud base (m)
2450
2450
2950
3100
3200
2600
2450
2200
2400
2350
2200
2400
2400
2250
2800
3400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:31
5:30
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:28
Sunset
9:47
9:49
9:49
9:50
9:51
9:52

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Sun 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 230).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 350).
3
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
22° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
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.
3 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 238).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 175).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 153).
28

* 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.