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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Fri 12 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
km/h
0
W
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
W
10
WSW
35
W
20
W
35
WSW
55
WSW
35
WNW
20
NW
10
WSW
20
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
1
1
0.2
1.8
0.1
2
max °C
-3
-3
-3
-2
1
1
3
5
5
6
7
6
6
7
3
1
4
3
min °C
-4
-4
-4
-2
0
1
1
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
0
-1
2
2
-8
-9
-9
-4
0
0
-1
3
2
3
1
2
1
-2
-5
-6
0
-1
2550
2550
2300
2650
3000
3150
3150
3750
3850
3900
4150
4200
3950
4000
3100
2950
3350
3550
Cloud base (m)
2450
2200
2450
2700
3300
3400
3350
3550
5750
3350
3450
2800
3250
3350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-4-2112556766620334526107111412141612141578128
Sunrise
5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
Sunset
9:53
9:54
9:54
9:55
9:55
9:55

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 80).
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
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 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
8° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 83).
16
58 km NE
1158m alt.
59 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 265 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
63 km SW
914m alt.
47 minutes ago
19° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 284).
13

* 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.