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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Fri 15 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
5
NW
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
8
14
10
3
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
max °C
-7
-5
-6
-9
-10
-10
-10
-7
-7
-6
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
-4
-2
-1
min °C
-8
-5
-9
-10
-10
-11
-11
-8
-7
-7
-5
-5
-5
-2
-4
-4
-2
-2
-14
-12
-13
-15
-17
-19
-18
-13
-10
-10
-9
-9
-8
-5
-8
-8
-6
-7
1900
2400
1900
1700
1650
1250
1550
2100
1800
2050
2400
2050
2400
2700
2500
2350
2750
2750
Cloud base (m)
2450
2950
2300
2200
2200
2250
2200
2750
2400
2250
2850
3100
3100
3000
2750
2200
2800
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-5-8-10-10-11-11-8-7-7-5-5-5-2-3-4-2-214-1-2-3-5-21-2141463475
Sunrise
5:52
5:50
5:48
5:48
5:46
5:45
Sunset
9:22
9:23
9:25
9:27
9:28
9:30

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Mon 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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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
20° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
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
8° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 174).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
53 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
Wind obs. (32 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 174).
57
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
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.