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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Mon 04 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
5
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
0
SSW
10
N
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
E
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
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2
9
1
4
8
2
0.6
max °C
-6
-8
-4
-1
0
2
2
-2
0
-1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-3
0
0
0
-1
min °C
-8
-9
-5
-3
0
1
-3
-3
0
-1
-1
-2
-4
-4
-3
-3
0
0
-2
-12
-15
-9
-7
-3
-3
-8
-7
-3
-4
-3
-2
-7
-6
-7
-7
-4
-4
-5
1700
1800
2350
2350
3000
3150
2900
2600
2950
2850
2850
2800
2350
2350
2550
2550
3000
2950
2900
Cloud base (m)
2250
2200
2650
2450
3000
2400
2200
3000
2900
2800
2950
2200
2200
2250
2600
2950
2550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:07
6:05
6:03
6:03
6:01
5:58
Sunset
9:07
9:08
9:10
9:12
9:14
9:15

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -4°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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
25
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 308).
0
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 340).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 40).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 92).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 110).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 112).
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* 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.