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The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Wed 27 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
km/h
15
SE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
W
5
E
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
8
5
19
29
6
1
1.2
6
16
0.6
0.7
0.3
max °C
8
8
7
7
10
10
7
7
6
2
2
0
-1
-2
-4
-5
-5
-4
min °C
7
6
6
6
10
8
6
7
3
2
2
0
-2
-3
-5
-5
-5
-4
4
5
5
4
8
5
3
4
3
1
-1
-4
-7
-8
-10
-10
-10
-8
4050
4100
4150
3900
4300
4300
4050
4000
3750
3300
3300
3000
2900
2550
2100
2000
2250
2200
Cloud base (m)
4350
2250
4200
4300
5450
4000
3250
3150
2250
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
8777109775220-2-3-5-5-5-414151214181414161110106430121
Sunrise
5:37
5:35
5:35
5:33
5:33
5:33
Sunset
9:38
9:39
9:40
9:42
9:44
9:45

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Sun 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.
2 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 260).
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.
35 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 354).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 343).
13
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 219 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
40 minutes ago
11° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 313).
30

* 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.