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– Lat/Long: 50.83° N 115.24° W

The Fortress
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Sun 14 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min -1°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
km/h
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
50
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
20
W
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
2
1
0.7
0.7
1.4
0.6
0.6
1.1
max °C
2
6
5
5
6
6
5
5
1
-1
1
1
1
4
3
1
4
5
min °C
1
5
4
5
6
5
4
5
0
-1
-1
0
0
3
1
1
3
4
-1
3
2
3
2
1
0
-1
-5
-5
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
0
3
3
3100
3700
3800
3850
4000
3900
3750
3750
2900
2900
2900
3100
3000
3500
3250
3150
3500
3600
Cloud base (m)
6550
4400
6400
2950
3500
3000
2300
3400
2350
3100
2650
3400
2300
2550
3050
2850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
265566551-10114214510151213151213146787912891210
Sunrise
5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
Sunset
9:54
9:55
9:55
9:55
9:57
9:57

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The Fortress Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Fortress is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

The Fortress Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min -1°C on Wed 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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
29 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
31 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour 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
13° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
46 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
46 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 300).
0.0 km
55 km ENE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 173).
3
58 km NE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 239).
8
Swansea Mtn
62 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 310).
19
63 km SW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 260).
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.