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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Mon 22 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 8mm) on Thu afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
km/h
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
SW
0
W
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
NNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
2
2
2
 mm
0.1
1.3
0.5
3
0.8
4
1.1
1.6
1.2
max °C
-1
0
2
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
3
2
1
0
1
1
min °C
-1
0
1
5
4
4
6
5
4
4
3
2
2
-1
-1
1
-1
 chill °C
-4
-3
0
3
3
4
6
3
2
3
0
-1
-1
-4
-3
0
-6
Freezing level m
2900
3050
3100
3650
3650
3600
3850
3750
3600
3650
3600
3500
3350
3050
2900
3100
3050
Cloud base (m)
2850
2650
4050
4450
4200
4200
3200
2500
3400
3050
2300
2550
2900
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10265565554320-1108610151114151113121010107887
Sunrise
5:26
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:28
Sunset
9:58
9:58
9:58
9:58
9:58
9:58

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 8mm) on Thu afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 78).
10
58 km NE
1158m alt.
56 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 112).
10
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
-
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 319).
52
63 km SW
914m alt.
37 minutes ago
22° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the NNW
(10 kph at 344).
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.