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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Mon 25 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
rain shwrs
clear
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
mod. rain
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
km/h
15
SSE
5
ENE
5
ENE
25
NE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
WSW
5
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
ENE
15
NE
10
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
10
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
0.1
12
3
0.1
9
1.4
0.3
0.5
0.1
8
0.8
14
8
max °C
5
6
8
6
7
6
7
7
11
10
10
11
7
6
5
4
-2
-2
-1
min °C
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
10
9
9
10
6
5
4
-1
-2
-2
-4
1
5
2
-1
3
4
3
5
8
6
7
8
4
4
2
-8
-10
-8
-8
3700
3700
4100
3650
4000
4000
4000
3950
4350
4300
4200
4300
3900
3850
3800
3450
2700
2700
2700
Cloud base (m)
4550
2950
4650
3000
2400
9350
3950
5650
5500
2600
5900
3200
2200
2200
2200
2650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
56757677111010117652-2-2-31113141114141215191516191213128454
Sunrise
5:37
5:37
5:35
5:35
5:33
5:33
Sunset
9:37
9:38
9:39
9:40
9:42
9:44

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

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.
56 minutes ago
-
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 130).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
56 minutes 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 170).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 250).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 153).
5
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 213).
8
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
56 minutes ago
9° C
-
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 319).
72
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 226).
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.