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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Mon 04 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 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
5
NW
10
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
ENE
5
NE
5
SW
10
W
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1
1
2
8
2
1
1
14
1
1
max °C
-6
-5
-6
-8
-3
0
1
3
1
-1
-1
-1
0
1
-1
-4
-2
-2
min °C
-6
-6
-8
-8
-5
-3
0
2
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
-4
-4
-2
-3
-10
-9
-13
-13
-10
-7
-3
-2
-4
-5
-3
-3
-4
0
-9
-4
-4
-6
2100
2300
1850
1700
2350
2500
3100
3300
2900
2800
2850
2800
2850
3200
2550
2400
2700
2650
Cloud base (m)
2200
2300
2250
2200
2650
2950
3150
2400
2250
2650
2600
2950
3350
2250
2200
2600
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-7-8-4-2130-2-1-1-11-3-4-2-322-1-1438126765894464
Sunrise
6:09
6:07
6:05
6:03
6:03
6:01
Sunset
9:06
9:07
9:08
9:10
9:12
9:14

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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 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
51 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 326).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 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
4° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 30).
0.0 km
58 km NE
1158m alt.
47 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 104 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
28 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 238).
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.