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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Sat 13 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Sat
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
km/h
0
SSE
5
W
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
30
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
SW
5
WSW
15
W
0
SSE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
7
7
3
1
1
2
7
3
0.8
max °C
1
1
2
6
5
5
6
6
4
4
1
-2
0
0
0
3
3
min °C
0
0
1
5
4
5
6
4
3
3
-2
-3
-1
-1
-1
2
3
0
-2
-2
3
2
3
1
0
0
-2
-6
-8
-5
-4
-3
-2
3
3000
3150
3150
3700
3800
3800
4050
3950
3650
3450
2800
2550
2900
3050
2900
3350
3500
Cloud base (m)
3050
3500
6450
4200
6350
3650
2750
2250
2200
2250
3050
2800
3200
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1126556544-1-3-1-1-133107101411131512121265768118
Sunrise
5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
Sunset
9:54
9:54
9:55
9:55
9:55
9:57

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu 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.
4 hours ago
1° C
No report.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 100).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
19° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 100).
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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 117).
35
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 69).
8
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 301).
37
63 km SW
914m alt.
53 minutes ago
21° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
3

* 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.