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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Fri 29 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -4°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
km/h
15
WSW
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
3
5
6
7
6
5
17
4
0.2
0.3
max °C
4
1
1
0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
0
0
1
3
3
min °C
1
1
0
-1
-2
-2
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-1
0
0
2
2
-1
-2
-2
-5
-6
-7
-9
-8
-8
-9
-7
-6
-7
-6
-4
-2
-2
2
-1
3550
3100
3150
3000
2750
2550
2500
2300
2400
2250
2350
2500
2450
2450
2800
3000
3000
3250
3450
Cloud base (m)
2700
2800
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2450
2600
2850
3100
3450
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 afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -4°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
12 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
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.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
58 km NE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 46 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 314).
43
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 247).
0
68 km ENE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
14 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken

* 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.