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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Wed 06 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
mod snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
km/h
10
W
15
W
5
E
10
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
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7
2
6
2
max °C
1
2
1
-2
-1
-1
0
0
-2
-3
0
1
1
4
4
0
2
0
min °C
0
1
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-3
-3
-1
0
1
3
1
0
2
-2
-4
-3
-7
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
-6
-6
-4
-4
-4
-1
-6
-7
-5
-9
3100
3150
2800
2600
2850
2850
2900
3000
2650
2550
2900
3100
3200
3400
3400
3000
3250
2850
Cloud base (m)
3000
2550
2200
2600
2750
2550
3150
2250
2200
2600
8750
6950
4050
3350
4350
8450
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Sunrise
6:05
6:03
6:03
6:01
5:58
5:58
Sunset
9:08
9:10
9:12
9:14
9:15
9:16

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 240).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
26 minutes ago
20° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 237 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
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
13° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
56 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 245).
39
58 km NE
1158m alt.
52 minutes ago
20° C
Dry
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 215).
26
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
-
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 167).
28

* 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.