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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
some clouds
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
km/h
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
ENE
20
SE
10
S
5
SW
5
SE
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
5
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
5
4
1
12
7
0.5
5
3
0.1
1.9
1.8
0.3
0.2
0.1
4
11
max °C
7
5
7
8
8
8
7
10
9
8
9
8
5
4
3
0
-1
-2
min °C
6
4
4
7
7
7
6
10
8
8
8
5
4
4
2
-1
-1
-2
4
0
1
5
5
7
5
8
5
5
5
5
4
2
-3
-5
-7
-8
3800
3650
3650
4150
4050
4150
3950
4300
4300
4100
4150
3950
3600
3600
3500
3050
2850
2700
Cloud base (m)
4050
2900
2200
4450
8850
4050
4200
6600
4150
9050
3300
2250
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
7568887109897543-1-1-214121014161314181416171212129644
Sunrise
5:37
5:37
5:35
5:35
5:33
5:33
Sunset
9:37
9:38
9:39
9:40
9:42
9:44

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 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
26° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
16° 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 83).
16
58 km NE
1158m alt.
21 minutes ago
23° C
Dry
14
Light winds from the NE
(14 kph at 34).
16
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
36 minutes ago
9° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 322).
54
63 km SW
914m alt.
29 minutes ago
18° C
Dry
14
Light winds from the W
(14 kph at 278).
21

* 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.