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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Thu 25 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
15
N
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
7
9
10
3
 mm
4
2
0.4
0.8
max °C
6
6
5
2
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
0
min °C
5
3
3
2
0
-1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
 chill °C
3
0
1
0
-4
-4
-2
-1
-3
-4
-4
-4
-6
-4
-2
-2
-2
-3
Freezing level m
3600
3800
3650
3300
3100
2950
2950
3200
3300
3100
3000
3150
3000
3100
3300
3200
3200
3000
Cloud base (m)
5850
2400
2700
2550
2300
2950
2950
2350
2200
2200
2200
2200
2300
2200
2200
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
65421-102200101211014121010968118876677776
Sunrise
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:30
5:30
Sunset
9:58
9:58
9:58
9:58
9:58
9:58

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min 0°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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
lightning 36km E of Canmore
25 km ENE
1774m alt.
44 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
20° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
lightning 39km W of Black Diamond
33 km ESE
1993m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
21° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
19° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
0.0 km
58 km NE
1158m alt.
54 minutes ago
21° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the SE
(10 kph at 130).
13
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 243 degs) was rejected.

* 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.