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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
km/h
20
ESE
20
NE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
WNW
15
WSW
25
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
7
12
5
22
3
0.2
7
3
0.9
1
0.2
2
10
max °C
4
6
7
7
7
7
10
9
7
9
8
3
3
3
0
-2
-3
min °C
3
4
6
7
6
6
10
7
7
8
5
3
3
2
-1
-2
-4
-1
0
5
5
6
4
8
3
4
4
5
1
-1
-3
-4
-7
-11
3500
3600
4000
4050
4100
3900
4300
4250
3950
4100
3900
3450
3500
3400
3000
2600
2250
Cloud base (m)
2550
2250
3100
4000
4150
4300
2400
3000
2200
2200
2200
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
457777108797333-1-2-4101013161314181314181211119532
Sunrise
5:37
5:35
5:35
5:33
5:33
Sunset
9:37
9:38
9:39
9:40
9:42
9:44

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, calm 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.
1 hour ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 50).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour 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
21° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 243).
14
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SSW
(8 kph at 196).
11
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
-
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 301).
63
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 296 degs) was rejected.

* 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.