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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Thu 14 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
km/h
40
W
35
W
20
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
S
5
W
10
N
20
NNW
15
N
5
N
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
2
13
12
9
3
1
2
1
3
max °C
-5
-3
-5
-7
-5
-6
-9
-10
-10
-9
-7
-7
-7
-5
-4
-4
-2
-2
min °C
-6
-4
-7
-7
-5
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-8
-7
-7
-5
-5
-5
-3
-4
-15
-12
-12
-11
-10
-12
-14
-16
-16
-17
-11
-7
-10
-9
-11
-10
-8
-7
2200
2600
2200
2100
2400
1950
1650
1700
1350
1650
2100
1700
1950
2350
2100
2300
2650
2450
Cloud base (m)
2200
3100
3700
2500
2800
2350
2200
2200
2200
2200
2550
2250
2200
2550
3050
2400
2850
2900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-4-6-7-5-8-10-10-10-10-8-7-7-5-5-5-3-335124-1-3-2-4-21-2141363
Sunrise
5:52
5:52
5:50
5:48
5:48
5:46
Sunset
9:21
9:22
9:23
9:25
9:27
9:28

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°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.
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 230).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
39 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
23 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 276).
34
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
Dry
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 233).
39
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
39 minutes ago
8° C
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 285).
15
63 km SW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 269).
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.