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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Mon 25 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 12mm) on Fri afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light snow
cloud
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
mod. rain
rain shwrs
light rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
km/h
25
SW
15
S
5
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
10
E
10
S
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
E
5
SSW
20
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
5
0.1
7
7
0.2
0.4
3
0.4
1.6
0.9
1.3
3
3
1.3
max °C
6
6
7
7
6
5
8
8
7
10
10
9
11
8
5
5
2
min °C
4
5
6
5
5
5
6
7
6
9
9
9
8
6
5
2
-2
-1
2
5
2
1
3
4
6
5
7
7
6
5
4
4
-3
-9
3650
3700
3800
3950
3750
3800
3950
4200
3950
4300
4300
4250
4350
4000
3700
3800
3050
Cloud base (m)
4250
2700
2200
2800
4900
5800
3850
8600
6100
4750
5550
3100
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
56766578710109107540141114141112161415181417171112126
Sunrise
5:37
5:37
5:35
5:35
5:33
Sunset
9:36
9:37
9:38
9:39
9:40
9:42

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with moderate rain (total 12mm) on Fri afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Sun 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
1° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 350).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 95).
8
58 km NE
1158m alt.
43 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 172).
3
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
49 minutes ago
16° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 103).
41
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 211).
0

* 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.