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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Sat 30 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 1°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
km/h
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
NNE
25
N
20
NW
20
NNW
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
6
9
7
10
7
9
7
1
1.2
0.2
max °C
1
1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-4
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
1
2
4
3
min °C
1
0
-1
-2
-3
-6
-5
-4
-4
-2
-2
-2
-2
0
1
2
3
3
-2
-2
-4
-8
-9
-14
-13
-11
-10
-7
-5
-5
-5
-2
-2
-1
0
-1
3150
3200
2850
2550
2500
2300
2100
2300
2250
2550
2650
2600
2700
3000
3250
3250
3500
3500
Cloud base (m)
2800
2700
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2300
2550
2850
3150
3250
3150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:33
5:33
5:33
5:31
5:31
5:31
Sunset
9:42
9:44
9:45
9:45
9:46
9:47

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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 1°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 350).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
20° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 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.
3 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 68).
11
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the ESE
(8 kph at 115).
11
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 281).
37
63 km SW
914m alt.
44 minutes ago
20° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 265).
5

* 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.