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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Wed 20 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
10
N
5
NE
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
35
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
5
4
2
0.3
0.1
max °C
-8
-6
-6
-4
-2
-2
-1
1
1
1
3
3
2
4
2
1
1
-1
min °C
-8
-7
-6
-5
-3
-2
-2
1
0
0
3
1
2
3
0
0
-1
-2
-13
-10
-12
-8
-7
-5
-5
-2
-3
-4
-2
-4
-3
-3
-6
-5
-5
-2
1800
2150
1650
2300
2700
2550
2750
3100
3050
3050
3400
3350
3200
3450
3200
2950
3150
2850
Cloud base (m)
2200
2500
2500
2200
3000
4050
4200
3100
3050
3350
8250
3650
3400
3250
3200
3000
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:45
5:43
5:43
5:41
5:39
5:39
Sunset
9:30
9:30
9:32
9:34
9:35
9:36

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour 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
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
36 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 314).
50
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 250).
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.