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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Wed 20 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
km/h
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
25
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
5
ESE
20
NNE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
6
5
1
1
10
15
0.4
max °C
-8
-6
-6
-5
-2
-2
-1
1
1
1
3
3
1
2
1
-3
-5
-7
min °C
-8
-7
-6
-5
-3
-2
-2
1
0
0
2
2
1
2
-2
-3
-6
-7
-12
-10
-11
-8
-7
-5
-5
-3
-3
-4
-3
-4
-5
-5
-7
-6
-10
-13
1800
2050
1500
2300
2700
2650
2750
3050
3100
3050
3300
3450
3150
3350
3000
2550
2250
1900
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2450
2200
2950
3150
4500
3150
3200
3300
8550
8200
3950
2950
2200
2200
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-6-5-3-2-21113312-1-3-6-7-11-237471079118911741-1
Sunrise
5:45
5:43
5:43
5:41
5:39
5:39
Sunset
9:30
9:30
9:32
9:34
9:35
9:36

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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 morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 318).
13
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
14
Light winds from the NW
(14 kph at 310).
18
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
-
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 298).
30
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 172 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.