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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Tue 02 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
40
SW
45
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
25
SW
50
WSW
50
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
max °C
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
-2
0
-2
-4
-1
-2
-6
-4
-5
min °C
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
-1
-2
0
-5
-6
-2
-7
-7
-5
-6
-5
-4
-2
-2
-4
-2
-4
-4
-6
-7
-14
-15
-9
-13
-15
-15
-16
3000
2900
3200
3050
3250
3100
3100
2850
2750
3000
2450
2250
2700
2450
2200
2450
2100
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2350
2450
2650
2250
2250
2600
2200
2750
2800
2200
3050
3400
2700
3200
2700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:31
5:31
5:30
5:28
5:28
Sunset
9:45
9:46
9:47
9:49
9:49
9:50

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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 1°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat 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.
59 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 130).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
59 minutes 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
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
0.0 km
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
58 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 345).
0
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 40).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
43 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 116).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
50 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 171 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
59 minutes ago
9° C
-
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 130).
20

* 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.