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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Mon 15 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Tue afternoon turning to light snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 24mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
light snow
km/h
10
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
45
W
20
NNW
10
W
10
NNW
5
S
5
SW
10
W
0
W
5
SSE
5
W
5
S
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
SSE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
5
1
3
1
1
1
3
0.3
1
1.9
0.2
0.9
0.8
7
14
max °C
5
7
6
5
5
-1
-1
0
-1
0
2
1
1
6
5
5
4
3
min °C
4
6
5
4
2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
2
0
0
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
0
-1
-4
-7
-4
-4
-1
-3
-1
0
0
2
4
3
-1
-2
3700
4100
3900
3700
3650
2800
2850
2850
2800
2850
3250
3250
3000
3650
3650
3650
3550
3300
Cloud base (m)
6200
5650
3500
3450
3300
2300
3300
2750
2600
2900
3150
2350
2500
3100
2900
3100
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
57654-1-1-1-1-1211555431315121311587671068141011108
Sunrise
5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
Sunset
9:55
9:55
9:55
9:57
9:57
9:57

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Drizzle on Tue afternoon turning to light snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 24mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Thu 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.
49 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
No report.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
49 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
34 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 126).
24
58 km NE
1158m alt.
42 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the S
(8 kph at 178).
10
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
49 minutes ago
17° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 54).
7
63 km SW
914m alt.
44 minutes ago
16° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 274).
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.