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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Mon 01 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
km/h
35
N
35
N
30
N
15
N
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
25
SW
60
SW
50
SW
55
WSW
50
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
7
5
3
3
1
0.7
0.8
1.3
0.4
max °C
-5
-4
-1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
3
2
-5
-4
-5
min °C
-6
-4
-3
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
-3
-6
-5
-7
-15
-12
-11
-5
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
-2
-3
-3
-12
-18
-16
-12
2000
2300
2400
2850
3100
3100
3200
3200
3350
3250
3450
3450
3100
3350
3150
2300
2350
2050
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2300
2350
2600
2950
3100
3200
2350
3200
2500
3150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-4-200012223313-1-6-5-6122454697101289126342
Sunrise
5:33
5:31
5:31
5:31
5:30
5:28
Sunset
9:45
9:45
9:46
9:47
9:49
9:49

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the SW by Sat 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.

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.
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 340).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 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
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
59 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 95).
23
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 249 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
59 minutes ago
2° C
-
65
Gales from the NW
(65 kph at 326).
91
63 km SW
914m alt.
58 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 263).
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.