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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Fri 29 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
15
WSW
60
SW
10
WSW
10
SE
5
E
10
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
5
SW
10
S
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
4
6
10
9
11
11
8
10
6
3
1
0.5
max °C
6
6
5
2
1
0
-1
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
min °C
4
6
2
1
0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-5
-7
-9
-10
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
-6
-2
-3
-1
3900
3800
3600
3200
3200
2950
2700
2550
2300
2250
2350
2250
2350
2400
2400
2750
2800
2700
Cloud base (m)
4800
2750
2700
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2300
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:35
5:33
5:33
5:33
5:31
5:31
Sunset
9:40
9:42
9:44
9:45
9:45
9:46

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Mon morning). 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.
40 minutes ago
-
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 220).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (37 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
22 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 278).
32
58 km NE
1158m alt.
29 minutes ago
24° C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 200).
26
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
40 minutes ago
18° C
-
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(46 kph at 164).
72
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 152).
2

* 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.