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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Tue 05 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
10
N
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
5
E
10
N
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
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8
2
3
9
max °C
-8
-5
-1
0
2
1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-3
-3
-2
-1
0
2
2
min °C
-8
-6
-4
-1
1
-3
-3
-1
-1
-1
-2
-4
-4
-3
-2
-1
1
0
-13
-9
-9
-5
-3
-9
-7
-4
-4
-3
-2
-6
-7
-7
-6
-4
-3
-5
1850
2300
2350
3050
3150
2850
2650
2850
2800
2850
2900
2400
2450
2600
2600
2950
3100
3350
Cloud base (m)
2200
2500
2300
3050
2550
2350
2800
2900
6800
3250
2200
2200
2250
2700
2550
3000
4800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:07
6:05
6:03
6:03
6:01
5:58
Sunset
9:07
9:08
9:10
9:12
9:14
9:15

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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 night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

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.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 10).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
44 km ENE
1317m alt.
37 minutes ago
2° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 51).
3
Banff Airport
44 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
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.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 60).
0.0 km
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 192).
2
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
54 minutes ago
8° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 222).
7
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 276).
2

* 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.