– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W
The Fortress
Weather Forecast, CanadaIssued: 11 pm Fri 22 May Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 11 pm Fri 22 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Fri 22 May Local Time
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2 The Fortress Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Mon afternoon). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryMild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Tue afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon night, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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snow shwrs | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | rain shwrs | light rain | mod. snow | light snow | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | |
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1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 1 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -1 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
min °C | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 |
-4 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -5 | -4 | -6 | -5 | -3 | -3 | 1 | 0 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -1 | -1 | |
2800 | 2850 | 3150 | 3350 | 3050 | 3300 | 3300 | 3200 | 3650 | 3700 | 3600 | 3450 | 3050 | 3150 | 3150 | 3000 | 2850 | 3350 | 3550 | |
Cloud base (m) | 3050 | 2850 | 3050 | 9100 | 6550 | 3400 | 3350 | 3750 | 2350 | 2650 | 2700 | 2200 | 2200 | 2600 | 2700 | 2950 | |||
 | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | 9:39 |
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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 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Mon afternoon).
The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):
Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Tue afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon night, calm by Wed 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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NakiskaRidgetop-Alta | |||||
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BowValley-Alta | |||||
Banff Airport |  | ||||
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Swansea Mtn | |||||
* 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.